The Body Speaks

Seventy percent of a conversation is conveyed through body language while only 10 percent is the meaning of the words. Here the author shows how to use our body so that it will speak more effectively. Through a series of exercises she shows how to recognize and lose unwanted physical inhibitions.

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A fundamental rethinking of our relationship to the body and its role in performance Seventy percent of everyday conversation is conveyed through body language, twenty percent is the voice and only ten percent is the meaning of the words. In The Body Speaks Lorna Marshall shows how to recognise and lose unwanted physical inhibitions that our background, education or family have taught us. Good performers - be they trapeze artists, Shakespearean actors, Butoh dancers or film stars - are able to fully reach their audience and engage with them because they have learnt to use their bodies to its best effect. Lorna Marshall encourages us to unleash our potential and express ourselves more clearly.