Auswirkungen des Tragens von Masken auf die nonverbale Kommunikation. Fallstudie: Öffentliche Reden von Klaus Werner Johannis
Effects of Wearing Masks on Nonverbal Communication. Case Study: Public Speaking by Klaus Werner Johannis

Summary/Abstract: For many years now, a practice has become entrenched in the daily existence of those living in parts of the Far East. Wearing a mouth and nose covering has become the norm, especially while traveling abroad. What used to cause astonishment for the West has become more than a daily routine during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a duty to wear the mouth and nose covering. Countries around the world, although at different times during the pandemic, almost without exception enacted laws requiring people to do so. The present work deals with one of the effects that wearing the mask has on communication, given by the fact that it covers a large part of our face. Thus, based on an observation it is measured if and how much the nonverbal communication changes, if the body use changes during the communicative act and if the hands are used more often and more intensively, due to the fact that the facial expressions are visibly affected. The comparison of soundless video recordings showing public statemens of Klaus Johannis, shows an increased use of the measured nonverbal acts.

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