Category: NVC

This is an outline of a workshop designed to give teachers an insight into the importance of teaching nonverbal communication alongside phonology and speaking skills in order to improve learners’ ability to communicate naturally and convey meaning more clearly. Time: 60-90...

Integrating Nonverbal Communication into Classroom Activities (with Simon Mumford) Nonverbal communication (body language, paralinguistics) covers a huge area, primarily the realm those interested in effective business presentations and interpersonal relationships rather than English language teachers, though the use of gestures...

A Nonverbal Communication Lesson (with Dilek Eryılmaz) Nonverbal communication has been a focus of attention for some time in areas such as business presentation skills and personal social skills. However it has received little attention, in language teaching as a...

VC: Aspects of Nonverbal Communication Nonverbal communication has received much attention in the areas of business presentation, sales and marketing, and the development of social skills. Little attention, however, has been given to its importance in general communication despite major...

The Importance of Eye Contact in the Classroom (with Rob Ledbury and Ian White) Teachers often complain about discipline, about lack of attention, about the use of L2 in the classroom and many other problems, many of which amount to...

NVC: Nonverbal Communication (with Dilek Eryılmaz) Non-verbal communication (body language, paralinguistics) has been a focus of attention for some time in areas such as the refinement of presentation skills, developing social skills, and even as as a realistic alternative to...