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Body language
Experts say that body language accounts
for 55% of the effect we have when
we communicate. Tone of voice
accounts for 33% and the words we
use only 7%. Other factors account
for the remaining 5%. So what we
say matters much less than how
we behave. That’s why it is very
important for us to think about how
we behave when we talk and listen to
people. Teenagers often have strong
body language and often express
themselves by rolling their eyes, jumping
up and down or moving their hands in
sudden ways.
• How do you react when you hear something
you don’t like?
• Do you know anyone who moves their hands
a lot when they speak? Why do you think
people do that?
• Can you see by the look on your teacher’s face
when he or she is really angry? How? Do
different teachers have different expressions?
• Try to make facial expressions for a classmate
and let him/her guess how you feel.
