Now, this nom isn’t restricted to just wimmin, but they are the culprits in the vast majority of cases.
I think we can all recognise media-savvy well trained speakers who blight our TV screens with endless head nodding and animated arm and hand movements that are well beyond Parkinson’s and bordering on Epilepsy.
There was some aspiring junior reporter that crammed in the full quota of presenting nous, but to me, she was bordering on offering her heady oversight in semaphore. A couple of flags was all that was required.
I don’t really know if any of the ISAC faithful are cut from the same cloth or have a background in delivering presentations, lectures or training, but having endured some formal training many years ago, I was always told that any gimmicks or gestures were employed to distract the audience from what was being said. Or in other words, if you need to move around, or move your hands or head, then what you were saying was essentially crap.
Sorry folks, can’t find a link but any daily news bulletin will do…
Nominated by Smells Fishy Link by Jeezum Priest.