People can hear your gesticulations

[Melizmatic]

@teknocholer

Can you hear this?

[teknocholer]

Shame on you for assuming that of me. Are you hearing-impaired? I was gesticulating thusly*:

*Artists impression.

[euansmith]

Furiously!

[hecep]

Oh. So phone sex operators can tell when you’re faking it then.

[Keith_Flippen]

We use this concept in voiceover all the time. Whether for ads or animation, the movement of the body, including gestures, is integral to a performance. So much so that it is not unusual to botch a take by hitting the music stand holding your script with your hands lol.

[anon59592690]

[Amstrad]

And as much as I’d hate to admit it, they can hear your facial expressions as well. Experience in phone customer service has taught me that putting a smile on really does make one sound more friendly.