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GESTOLOGIE [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
  • Leadership Techniques (Meetings)
OBS

gesture: a motion of the limbs or body made to express thought or to emphasize speech.

Key term(s)
  • gesturologist

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
  • Techniques d'animation des réunions
DEF

Technique d'analyse du comportement gestuel et postural d'une personne qui s'exprime oralement.

CONT

Je ne suis pas gestologue bien qu'ayant inventé le terme (...) je suis psychologue (...) La gestologie, qui n'est qu'une technique, (...) est le fruit de 19 années de travail (...) La gestologie apporte une corrélation entre ce que vous êtes en train de dire et [les gestes] que vous faites.

Key term(s)
  • gestologue

Spanish

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