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Quick question for Alabama fans regarding Nick Saban
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:25 pm
I just saw his press conference discussing the Arkansas match up this week. I sort of enjoyed the way he treats your media. He really could care less to even be there it looks like.
Anyway, here is my question. Why does Saban use his hands so much while he is talking about something? I noticed this when all the SEC coaches were making their rounds on ESPN a while back, but it struck me again while watching his presser. Do you think it is because he is nervous and it takes his mind of speaking in public?
Anyway, here is my question. Why does Saban use his hands so much while he is talking about something? I noticed this when all the SEC coaches were making their rounds on ESPN a while back, but it struck me again while watching his presser. Do you think it is because he is nervous and it takes his mind of speaking in public?
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Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:26 pm to Hawgeye
His uncle touched him.
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:27 pm to Hawgeye
Why does Les Miles clap like a retard? These are these are the truths that we'll never know.
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:28 pm to NBamaAlum
Was his uncle that much taller than him? Is he used to swatting his uncles dick out of his face?
Is this what you are getting at?
Is this what you are getting at?
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:28 pm to Hawgeye
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Anyway, here is my question. Why does Saban use his hands so much while he is talking about something?
I think it's probably a bit of a nervous habit. I've noticed if he starts throwing the quotation marks up in the air, you'd better watch out. It's a clear sign he's about to go off. He'll start throwing them up in the air when they don't even fit what he's saying. All of a sudden he's yelling about something.
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:28 pm to Hawgeye
i dont think he's nervous. i think thats just the way he talks. i've oftne thought that if they tied his hands behind his back he couldn't talk at all.
deal with it
deal with it
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:28 pm to Hawgeye
He's Italian?
Really though, I have no idea. It's a mystery. Like Gene Chizik's teeth and the meaning behind everything Les Miles says.
Really though, I have no idea. It's a mystery. Like Gene Chizik's teeth and the meaning behind everything Les Miles says.
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:28 pm to Hubbhogg
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Why does Les Miles clap like a retard? These are these are the truths that we'll never know.
Les is a retard, so that answers that question
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:29 pm to NBamaAlum
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His uncle touched him.
Was. Not. Expecting. This.
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:29 pm to NBamaAlum
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His uncle touched him.
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:30 pm to Hawgeye
He's just an active speaker, you have never seen those before? I can't count how many of my teachers/profs have been the same way. My dad and I even move our hands when we talk. Not as bad as Saban, but still.
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:31 pm to Hawgeye
My wife says I couldn't speak if my hands were tied
No my uncle didn't touch me but your hot cousin wants to
No my uncle didn't touch me but your hot cousin wants to
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:31 pm to Hawgeye
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Why does Saban use his hands so much while he is talking about something?
I don't know, but it just "screams" second rate.
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:33 pm to alabamabuckeye
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He's just an active speaker, you have never seen those before? I can't count how many of my teachers/profs have been the same way. My dad and I even move our hands when we talk. Not as bad as Saban, but still.
I move my hands too, at times. Sometimes though, it looks as if Saban is actually treading water behind the mic.
I was just curious if any bama fans had come of with a story on why he does this or not. I found myself focusing on what he was doing with his hands more towards the end of the presser, than what he was actually saying.
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:33 pm to Hawgeye
He learned it in his undergrad public speaking class
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:34 pm to Robot Santa
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Really though, I have no idea. It's a mystery. Like Gene Chizik's teeth and the meaning behind everything Les Miles says.
in terms of sheer entertainment value nick saban and les miles have the best press conferences
esp if saban is annoyed with a dumb question or les tries to answer a question off the cuff... sometimes Les will start out a sentence with an idea of where he wants to go with it and just get lost like a Labrador paddling after a misplaced duck
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:34 pm to dedfella
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No my uncle didn't touch me but your hot cousin wants to
FYI, I do not have a single girl cousin
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:37 pm to Hawgeye
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Hawgeye
Honestly
as long as he wins I don't care if he perches on the podium dressed in burlap while fricking a rhode island red
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:38 pm to Hawgeye
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FYI, I do not have a single girl cousin
Who said it mattered if she was single?
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Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:41 pm to Hawgeye
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Why does Saban use his hands so much while he is talking about something?
Forbes - Great Leaders Talk With Their Hands
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Have you ever noticed that when people are passionate about what they're saying, their gestures automatically become more animated? Their hands and arms move about, emphasizing points and conveying enthusiasm.
You may not have been aware of this connection before, but you instinctively felt it. Research shows that audiences tend to view people who use a greater variety of gestures in a more favorable light. Studies have found that people who communicate through active gesturing tend to be evaluated as warm, agreeable and energetic, while those who remain still (or whose gestures seem mechanical or "wooden") are seen as logical, cold, and analytical.
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