A presenter teaches body language to 40-45 Japanese and Italian students who barely speak English. Despite the language barrier, the class works because meaning travels through energy, facial expression, and posture, not words. An Italian coach thanks him; a Japanese boy falls asleep with one eye open.
Good morning, everyone. Here is your Moment of Yes for today. Happy Wednesday, hump day. All right. I just had a squirrel run over my head on the lanai here. So that's how hump day is kicking off for me, is a squirrel running over my head. So how are we doing today? So your Moment of Yes for today is, I know you grow up and we've all heard, it's not what you say, it's how you say it. And Luckily, I get to sort of teach that concept in classes and courses, teaching communication, body language, things like that. And yesterday I had one of those interesting classes. I had about 40, 45 people jammed into one room that really isn't big enough for that amount of people. Half of them were Japanese kids, the other half were Italian kids. The good news is very few of them spoke English. And so to do an interactive experiential class for mainly non-English speakers when the instructor can barely speak English himself, it can be a challenge. The good news is the topic was on body language and understanding your own body language and being able to read body language and communication and that your body is always telling a story. And so it was a great example, especially when someone doesn't understand. Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth? The actual words coming out? How important our expressiveness is, how you carry yourself, your face, your energy, your body language. And so it was a great example, especially with a predominant group who didn't understand what I was saying, to have to experience the class through through what I was putting forth from my energy, my spirit, my qualities, and my body language. And so the class went really well. For the few volunteers that did speak English and came up, it went well. I had the Italian coach after class thank me for doing a great class. And I had a small Japanese boy fall asleep during the class with one eye creepily open. And so we stopped class to all make him uncomfortable and laugh at him while he fell asleep. It was the highlight of the class, and I probably scarred him for life. So that is his moment of yes for today, and that's your moment of yes for today. It's not what you say, it's how you say it. Let your yes speak for you. Have a great day, everyone. Thank you, Travis.
