INSET for Teachers
Teachers are professional communicators. Over 80% of all human communication is non-verbal - so understanding body language is absolutely essential for teachers.
Mike’s workshops and INSET sessions aim to promote the use of skills associated with body language, presentation and articulation which will help teachers perform to much higher standards in the classroom. The sessions also focus on assisting Headteachers, Senior Managers and teachers develop and refine the skills they need to improve the way they interact with parents and colleagues, as well as with pupils.
Being able to identify children who are vulnerable or underachieving is vital to teachers, and it is much easier and more accurate when you have learnt to identify the relevant body language signals. And imagine being able to defuse the tension created by an unhappy or hostile parent simply by adopting appropriate body language! Not only is it possible - it’s remarkably easy when you know how!
PLTS, PHE and Interview Technique for students
Recent government initiatives have highlighted the need for all those in education to be aware of the immense power of body language. The importance of teachers engaging in and benefitting from INSET and CPD has never been more acute. And personal, learning and thinking skills (PLTS) for students highlight the fact that children need to learn essential life skills, and that there is a real need for schools to deliver in this area.
Understanding, practising and refining body language skills will give students a head start whenever they have to interact with others. Occasionally these important life skills become absolutely essential. All the hard work to secure good examination grades can be wasted in a few seconds if the university or employment interview goes horribly wrong. And more often than not, a poor interview is the result of poor body language.
“Mike Carter is truly inspirational with a very rare creative flair.”
Dr Anthony Seldon, Headmaster (The Master) of Wellington College
