Phrasing

Whatever you do, you have to think about it (consciously or unconsciously) before you actually do it. So in order to show that in your animation and communicate the idea as a whole, have actions lead into the next action by having the eye look in the direction of where the character is going, or have the hand reach towards something before actually touching it. A really good way to help decide on what pose to have.

lecture notes from Randy Haycock