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- Mar 2022
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On other occasions,gesture supplies meaning that is not found anywhere in the speaker’s words
Gesture can supply contextual meaning of a speaker's meaning that isn't found in their spoken words.
What potential implications might this have to famous examples of visual versus non-visual communication, specfically: - The Kennedy/Nixon debates in which television and radio audiences had different perceptions of who won or lost. - Donald J. Trump's speeches where his politicobabble could be construed to mean almost anything to any listener, but his gestures may sway the meaning to a more concrete meaning.
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- Jan 2019
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www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
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In fact, the Nixon impeachment left Weld with a renewed faith in the American system of government: “The wheels may grind slowly,” he later reflected, “but they grind pretty well.”
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- May 2017
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www.esquire.com www.esquire.com
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teaching the president* the secret to talking to the portraits in the hall
This is what Nixon did.
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