Is your body language impacting the way you communicate with others? Would you like to maximise the effectiveness of your teaching? Are you having difficulty selling/sharing your message to an audience?
If you have answered yes to any of the questions above, the twelve tips for effective body language for medical educators article offers strategies to engage learners, maintain attention, balance learner participation and re-energise teaching.
As I reviewed each of the 12 tips shared in the article, I considered examples of when my non-verbal communication may have actually hindered a learning opportunity. I will be practicing some of the techniques offered in the near future.
I encourage you to spend a few moments considering how your body language may be affecting your presentations and teaching … you might just find that the tips shared may be applicable and ‘test worthy’ in your own setting.
Andrew J. Hale, Jason Freed, Daniel Ricotta, Grace Farris & C. Christopher Smith (2017) Twelve tips for effective body language for medical educators, Medical Teacher, 39:9, 914-919, DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2017.1324140