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Short description |
What does my mouth say? What do my hands "say"? Interplay of verbal and non-verbal communication |
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Category |
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Group size |
pairs |
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Duration |
15 minutes |
Level |
3️⃣ |
Goal of this exercise is to improve
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non-verbal communication
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responsiveness
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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
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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.
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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!
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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, ....
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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.