Years ago people notice that I gesture a lot when I talk. I have poor coordination, especially when I am anxious and/or tired, and the gestures help a lot when this bothers me.
Signers have noticed that my gestures are not sign, although I regularly use the sign for "telephone". The other day I told the optometrist that I am having trouble lipreading from a distance, and she thought I said reading, so I repeated it, using an invented sign. Just looked it up: https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/LIPREAD/3801/1
So I am thinking that learning more sign may help me communicate more smoothly, even if I don't need it (now) otherwise.
Any suggestions?
Signers have noticed that my gestures are not sign, although I regularly use the sign for "telephone". The other day I told the optometrist that I am having trouble lipreading from a distance, and she thought I said reading, so I repeated it, using an invented sign. Just looked it up: https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/LIPREAD/3801/1
So I am thinking that learning more sign may help me communicate more smoothly, even if I don't need it (now) otherwise.
Any suggestions?
