Listen to the hands…

Yesterday I wrote on here about those times when words must yield to the elegance of image in order to get the message across. Just this morning, I have come across Molly Lou Bartholomew’s interpretation of Adele’s soulful song, Hello, in American Sign Language. I have found it captivating in a way which I cannot really describe. To me, the hands are speaking in a ‘foreign’ language – since I do not speak ASL. The sound, of course, helps for me. I recommend watching the video below twice – once with the sound and once without it. How do they compare? As a frequent public speaker it is good to be reminded that sometimes face and hands do the talking too…

Hello – Adele ASL Interpretation from Molly Lou Bartholomew on Vimeo.