
A single-session activity on nonverbal communication that corrects a myth instead of repeating it.
Most body-language content claims a gesture reveals a hidden thought: crossed arms mean defensiveness, avoided eye contact means lying. Large reviews of deception research do not support that, and your student has almost certainly absorbed it anyway.
This teaches what nonverbal signals reliably do affect — first impressions and perceived engagement — then has your student practice noticing impressions and mismatches without pretending to read minds.
Written by a licensed K-12 business teacher with more than thirteen years in the classroom. Built to be taught by a parent with no background in the subject.



