Two in one [3]
Short description | What does my mouth say? What do my hands "say"? Interplay of verbal and non-verbal communication | ||
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Group size | PAIRS | ||
Duration | 15 minutes | Level | 3️⃣ |
Goal of this exercise is to improve
non-verbal communication
responsiveness
concentration
The children learn to react to the smallest changes in the body posture of their partners and thereby train their attention and responsiveness in order to find a common unity, a single speaking and gesticulating body.
Instructions
Two participants play one person, with one participant holding his own arms folded behind his back so that only the torso is visible from the front.
The other participant now stands behind him/her - the arms come from him/her, so to speak. In the best case, only his or her arms are visible!
The game leader now names a situation in which "this person" is, e.g. a TV chef explains a recipe, the winner of a beauty contest gives a speech, ....
Now the visible participant has to talk about the situation and the other person has to make the appropriate hand movements to underline what is being said.