{"id":42435,"date":"2025-10-21T16:28:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/?p=42435"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:28:46","slug":"i-have-to-point-this-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatdemo.com\/es\/i-have-to-point-this-out\/","title":{"rendered":"I Have to Point This Out\u2026!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Be aware of how you point in your face-to-face demos \u2013 you may not realize what you are communicating!<\/p>\n<p>On a Mediterranean island, I was watching a tour group listening to their guide pointing to a map of an ancient megalithic complex, when I noticed the group laughing and smirking as their guide identified features on the map.<\/p>\n<p>What was going on?<\/p>\n<p>I realized the guide was pointing using their middle finger, and the tour group was from North America. From the group\u2019s perspective, their guide was \u201cflipping them off!\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In many cultures, the logical finger for pointing is the middle finger, since it is the longest.<\/li>\n<li>In other cultures, the index finger (aka forefinger) is preferred.<\/li>\n<li>And in other cultures, pointing directly at someone with a finger is rude!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00bfSoluci\u00f3n?<\/p>\n<p>Use the Two-Finger approach: This is the clearest method of pointing with the least risk of offending people!<\/p>\n<p>Note that many airline flight attendants use the Two-Finger method during their safety briefings for the same reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Get the point?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be aware of how you point in your face-to-face demos \u2013 you may not realize what you are communicating! 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