From the collaboration between Daniela Lucangeli, a psychologist and expert in learning psychology followed the most by Italian teachers, and director Luca Vullo, performer and communications expert, a unique manual has been born: a guide that explains the importance of non-verbal communication in school in detail, with scientific insights and practical suggestions. Teachers of all levels will be able to learn how to master facial expressions, proxemics, gestures and tone and timbre of the voice, transforming the non-verbal and paraverbal codes into their best communicative resource. In this way they will be able to significantly improve their relationship with pupils and colleagues and obtain listening pupils and recognition more easily.

STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS

The book is divided into 8 chapters, each one dedicated to one of the five senses or to a specific communication aspect:

1. Regaining eye contact and the ability to observe
2. Re-educating ourselves to listen
3. The voice is our wonderful musical instrument
4. The magical power of the hands
5. Gestural vs. Digital: let’s connect without wifi
6. Nurturing emotional intelligence to grow together
7. The classroom is your theatre: are you ready to go on stage?
8. Pupils are not aliens who have come to Earth to destroy you!

At the end of each chapter, the “Problems” and “Solutions” sections (indicated by an orange drawing symbolising Luca Vullo) summarise the main communication topics and issues treated in the chapter. Practical exercises to carry out with the whole class follow each of the mentioned sections.

The illustrations immediately synthesise real situations

Subsequently, problems are analysed and solutions and exercises to improve gestures and expressions are proposed.

Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:

THE AUTHORS

Luca Vullo: author and director of movies, theatre and TV shows, as well as theatre performer, Italian gesture and non-verbal communications expert, professional trainer. 
Daniela Lucangeli: full-time child psychology professor, vice rector of the University of Padova, president of the National Association for Specializzed Teachers (CNIS), member of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD) and president of Mind4children Spin-off at the University of Padova, as well as author of numerous national and international scientific journals.