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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 526.

1. Reading for gist.Look back at your list of gestures in question 2 and skim the text below. How many of your gestures are mentioned?

Nonverbal Tricks for Teachers

1. Showing Your Hands:

Our hands are our trust indicators. This means that when other people can't see our hands, they have trouble trusting us. Whenever you are teaching–in front of a classroom or on camera you always want to have your hands visible. Keep them out of your pockets, don't put them behind your back or under a desk and on camera be sure to get your whole body in the shot.

2. Power Posing:

Researchers at Harvard Business School found that the more expansive you are–roll your shoulders back, firmly plant your feet, open your chest and keep your head up the more confident you feel and the more confident others perceive you. This is called power posing–taking up space with your body. When teaching keep your arms loose, roll your shoulders back and keep your head up. This will help you claim the room and own your material.

· Another interesting study at Harvard Business School had candidates do mock-interviews. The researchers had participants power pose before they walked into the room. Those who power posed were rated as more confident, intelligent and skilled. Most importantly, those candidates FELT MORE POWERFUL!

3. Nonverbal Hooks:

• Typically there is very low retention rates on verbal material. You need to hook the brain into remembering your content with nonverbal and verbal explanations. Try to think of ways you can explain your concepts using your hands, your voice or your body. Check out the video above for some examples!

4. Expressiveness:

• Professor Stephen Ceci tested how much body language helped his student evaluations in a clever study. He scripted one of his classes so the verbal content was exactly the same. In one class he used his typical body language, in the other he used a few nonverbal tricks including nonverbal expressiveness. This means he varied his voice tone, used a wide variety of facial gestures to emphasize his points and moved his hands while teaching. In the expressive nonverbal class, he got higher ratings from students in every single area–including textbook quality! This shows us that being expressive nonverbally captivates our students and helps them remember us and the material more favorably.

5. The learning doesn't stop here…

From: http://www.scienceofpeople.com/2014/05/5-body-language-tips-teachers/