TJ Walker warns against rigid, prescriptive advice about hand gestures and recommends adopting natural, relaxed movements. He advises having a friend video-record you during ordinary conversation to learn your authentic gesturing style, and cautions that forced or overly staged gestures look phony.
Stop listening to horrible advice about hand gestures. The Internet is filled with bad advice. Bring your hands up this way to make a big point. Extend further Nonsense. You want the perfect role model for you on how to use your hands when you're speaking. Ask a friend or family member to video record you when you're just having a conversation. And don't tell you you already know how to use your hands. Human beings move their hands all day long when they're speaking and they're relaxed and comfortable. That's how you want to move your hands. Don't start acting like there's a marionette above you pulling strings around. That's going to look phony and weird. You want to move your hands, but it needs to come across as natural.
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