WASHINGTON - JULY 14: Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor answers questions from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) during the second day of her confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill July 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor faces a full day of questioning from Senators on the committee today. Sotomayor, an appeals court judge and U.S. President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, will become the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court if confirmed. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
When someone is speaking and is showing you the precision grip it symbolically conveys that they are holding that concept in their hands. It reinforces what they are saying with great precision and accuracy. It is favorite among politicians and I have heard it called the politician's grip.
If you currently find yourself pointing as you are talking, it is much better to use this gesture, as people find pointing offensive.
If you see someone almost doing this, where the thumb and the forefinger almost touch (or are not together- in varying degrees) this is a clear signal of uncertainty. I see this among all types of people, but I especially notice it with lawyers who are defending those accused of crimes which is incredibility interesting (if the lawyer is incredibility confident- which most trial lawyers are- I have to think it could be a sign that the lawyer does not have confidence in their client's guilt or innocence depending on the situation and context).◦
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Judge Sonia Sotomayor Shows us the Percision Grip
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