The text discusses how an image representing a teacher should be attentive and aligned with the teaching context, using facial expressions and gestures to effectively communicate. It also describes hand movements for expressing promise or agreement, emphasizing natural positioning and attentiveness. The importance of adapting gestures and facial expressions to ensure understanding during instruction is highlighted.
How a Teaching Image Should Be Attentive
In an action of teaching, the image that performs the teaching should not disregard the person being taught: Leaning the upper body slightly towards the person. And that to a greater or lesser extent, depending on whether the teaching will be general or specific, gentle or serious. Similarly, the facial expression should be somewhat adjusted accordingly. Those who teach with seriousness should do so with zeal; therefore, the face should show some special attentiveness. This allows the image to seem alert and noticing, and also hold the behavior and ears of the one receiving the teaching, to make them grasp everything spoken to them. Thus, the instructor should be mindful if they are being understood, so that they might not need to produce other gestures and words to make their reasoning more accessible. This cannot happen without a special act of the face and serious consideration.
Action of Promise
An action of promise and agreement is best done with a gentle movement of the hand, with its palm turned downward, the back slightly lower than the tips of the fingers. The hand is generally quite open in this action, but the fingers are close, naturally joined together, only the thumb is loosely separated from the hand.
An action of persuasion or to earnestly speak of someone's praise or merit, or to ...
How Hands Should Be Positioned in General Speech
Translation Notes:
- "Onderrigting": Teaching or instruction, formatted as an action.
- "Aangesigt": Face or facial expression, suggesting attention and engagement.