The Art Engager

How to use body language to create engagement


Listen Later

Body language is defined as ‘the conscious and unconscious movements and postures by which attitudes and feelings are communicated’.

When we talk about body language we’re talking about a wide range of human expression - such as posture, eye contact, use of space, voice, gesture, and so on.

And these are signals that communicate with us nonverbally, they are ‘wordless signals’ that can be indicators of engagement.

These signals are quite often done instinctively, rather than consciously too.

Being both aware of and able to read these signals helps us to create connections and build rapport with our groups and thus to create engaged groups.

So during this episode think about what signals you are sending to your group through your body language. Are you putting people at ease, building trust and connecting people to you by your body language? Or does your body language undermine what you’re saying or doing in the museum?

And also, how can you use what I’m talking about here to better read your group and build more engagement?

Links

Support the Show

Join the Slow Looking Club Community on Facebook

Listen Like You Mean It by Ximena Vengoechea

Amy Cuddy's Ted Talk

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Art EngagerBy Claire Bown

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

16 ratings


More shows like The Art Engager

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,088 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,453 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,643 Listeners

The Moth by The Moth

The Moth

27,231 Listeners

The Book Review by The New York Times

The Book Review

3,878 Listeners

Tara Brach by Tara Brach

Tara Brach

10,546 Listeners

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters by American Public Media

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

3,059 Listeners

The Sporkful by Dan Pashman

The Sporkful

3,946 Listeners

Science Vs by Spotify Studios

Science Vs

12,175 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,376 Listeners

Ologies with Alie Ward by Alie Ward

Ologies with Alie Ward

24,231 Listeners

The Great Women Artists by Katy Hessel

The Great Women Artists

532 Listeners

Home Cooking by Samin Nosrat & Hrishikesh Hirway

Home Cooking

4,844 Listeners

We Can Do Hard Things by Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

We Can Do Hard Things

41,489 Listeners

Wild Card with Rachel Martin by NPR

Wild Card with Rachel Martin

877 Listeners