Gesture Expert Gifts

'You know...that ain't a good sign.'

"My dad can't talk yet, but he's learned to wave bye-bye."

Say it with flowers

A mime and his pet parrot talk to one another.

'The ones with the teethmarks are the had centers.'

"I'm fascinated by body language."

Say it with flowers - available in any language.

-"What has this got to do with communication?" -"It's my invention...the hand smiley."

Is it a book? A film? A TV show? How do you mime a podcast?

"Just once, when you bring me a bouquet of flowers can you not pull it from your sleeve?!"

'Bob likes to express himself through his art!'

Irony: Then and Now

"Dave, the company has decided to let you back inside on one condition: While speaking, you must never, EVER do that ironic, 'in-quotes' twitchy thing with your fingers again. Take it or leave it."

Bakery - say it with flour.

"I see you like to let your actions do the talking."

'My husband made it out of an orange crate.'

When mimes make an appointment...

Hugs and knucklebumps don't mix.

'Mum, my teacher said I had good physical attributes for speaking Italian...'

"We have box shapes for every commitment level."

A mime visits a psychiatrist.

A conductor reads from a picture book.

A conductor practising in front of a mirror.

Tonight's Talk Out Topic is non-verbal communication

My husband just insisted on coming in and buying me a big bouquet of flowers!'

"Very effective talk on the power of non-verbal communication."

'What a nice gesture from the principal. If only he could do that in person.'

'You don't know why you're down here?... Aren't you the guy that invented the high five in sports?'

Mime artist reading: 'Thinking Outside the Invisible Box.'

Third base coaches during a brawl.

"People...do you FINALLY understand the concept of 'Visual Narrative?'"

"Watch out for Bernie...he's a man of few words but a lot of gestures."

"Harold's been giving me the silent treatment ever since he started Mime school."

Mime trying to buy a doughnut

"There goes a man of few words."