Think about it. Let s say your action is doing the dishes. If a second person is with you, you will be talking to him or her. Because our bodies are moveable, and because we take them with us everywhere we go, some kind of action will almost always be linked with speech. This also gets them thinking about actions instead of words, even though they are using words to describe the actions.
Actions can be small, medium-sized, or big.
Actions are always the -ing form of a verb plus an object. Like painting a wall, rowing a boat, eating a hamburger, etc. They must be physical, and things like listening, thinking, discussing, etc., don t count. In the world of theater, we call these actions business, and if you go to see a play that has good actions or business along with the dialogue, you are pleased and satisfied even though you may not know why. This is because actions and speaking go together naturally in real life.