The words to use
- Home position
- Where your hands rest between gestures, such as loosely together on the table. It stops a gesture turning into a fidget on the way down.
- Gesture box
- The space from your shoulders to your waist, in front of you. Gestures inside it illustrate your point; gestures outside it distract.
- Congruence
- When your face and body match what you are saying. A held smile while discussing bad news is the commonest mismatch.
- Reasonable adjustment
- A change a university must make so that a disabled applicant is not disadvantaged, such as extra time or a briefed examiner. Ask in writing before the day.
