Purpose
This is an exercise in communication with the aim to increase awareness of body language and non-verbal communications.
Objective
Delegates to recognise and develop sensitivity to different individual’s non-verbal communications, body language and responses.
What You Need
- A copy of the worksheet for each participants (below)
- Pens
Setup
- Distribute the form to all delegates.
- Ask the delegates to consider each case when they wanted to communicate that feeling or need to others. Ask them to evaluate their non-verbal body language for each case.
- They must include how they felt emotionally, what were their posture, eye movement and stress level for each case.
- Give delegates 10 minutes to complete this exercise.
- Ask the delegates to share their observations with each other and find similarities or differences.
- Follow with a discussion.
Timing
Explaining the Test: 5 minutes.
Activity: 15 minutes
Group Feedback: 10 minutes.
Discussion
Discuss how differences in personalities, expectations, needs and even culture determines our non-verbal communications. Encourage delegates to discuss the dangers of interpreting non-verbal communications without considering individual differences.
Worksheet
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I Want to Be: |
Observed Body Language |
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Talked to |
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Respected |
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Admired |
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Comforted |
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Reassured |
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