# Why NPC doesn't move when speaking with default settings?
**URL:** https://forum.convai.com/t/why-npc-doesnt-move-when-speaking-with-default-settings/1453
**Category:** Unreal Engine Plugin
**Tags:** question, unreal-engine
**Created:** [August 18, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/why-npc-doesnt-move-when-speaking-with-default-settings/1453 "2024-08-18T07:39:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/why-npc-doesnt-move-when-speaking-with-default-settings/1453/1 "2024-08-18T07:39:45Z")
**Original Discord Post by hezhi2274 | 2024-08-18 07:39:45**
I created an NPC with the default settings. The lip-sync of the dialogue is fine, but why doesn’t the body move when speaking? Isn’t there a default action?
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/why-npc-doesnt-move-when-speaking-with-default-settings/1453/2 "2024-08-18T09:19:20Z")
**Reply by k3kalinix | 2024-08-18 09:19:20**
Hello \<@1091615806275723264\>,
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/why-npc-doesnt-move-when-speaking-with-default-settings/1453/3 "2024-08-18T09:21:11Z")
**Reply by k3kalinix | 2024-08-18 09:21:11**
Welcome to Convai Community!
You mean, the talk animation doesn’t work?
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/why-npc-doesnt-move-when-speaking-with-default-settings/1453/4 "2024-08-19T01:14:47Z")
**Reply by majestic\_kiwi\_16029 | 2024-08-19 01:14:47**
I solved the problem when i set the IsTalking? variable in Convai\_MetaHuman\_BodyAnim blueprint.
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/why-npc-doesnt-move-when-speaking-with-default-settings/1453/5 "2024-11-25T12:14:46Z")
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