Our first week’s content covers Body Language. How do you present yourself to audiences with your body? How can you tell a story using your body?
Includes presentation slides, activities list, and recommended readings. Presentation covers stance, posture, transitional movement, facial expressions, eye contact, and gestures, among others.
Recommended Activities
Charades
Students act out words provided by instructor. Instructor may create their own lists of word prompts for students to act out.
Objective: help students understand how to use body language to communicate objects, ideas, and feelings
Nonsense
Students try to have a conversation in gibberish using only their face and body (ex: pencil, chair)
Objective: help students understand the importance of nonverbal communication
Recommended Reading for Younger Students (grade 6 and below)
Recommended Reading for Older Students (grade 7 and above)
