The Impacts of Gesture on Quality Speech Production and Comprehension Name: Date: Introduction Background and Problem Communication can build or tear down; thus, every person’s responsibility is to ensure appropriate and quality communication when interacting with others through teaching, encouraging, or offering support. One such way of ensuring quality communication is through gestures. Gestures have a close correlation with speech, persuasion process, and social perception. The process of speech presentation involves two kinds of messages to the audience. While the voice delves in transmitting verbal messages, a significant amount of information is conveyed visually through one’s manner, appearance, and physical behavior (Kita,