Hand and Thumb Gesturesform a church steeple and will sometimes rock back and forth
like a spider doing push-ups on a mirror.
We found that the Steeple was frequently used in superior-
subordinate interaction and that it indicates a confident or
self-assured attitude. Superiors often use this gesture position
when they give instructions or advice to subordinates and it is
particularly common among accountants, lawyers and man-
agers. People who are confident, superior types often use this
gesture and, by doing so, signal their confident attitude.Confident he has
the right answersThose who use this gesture sometimes convert the Steeple into
a praying gesture in an attempt to appear God-like. As a
general rule, the Steeple should be avoided when you want to
be persuasive or win the other person's confidence, as it can
sometimes be read as smugness or arrogance.
President Chirac and Gerry Adams sometimes appear God-like