Lesson 23

Extensions:

Find a place where you'll see a lot of people. Based on what you are observing, how important is nonverbal communication?

For example, at the park, there are people laughing and playing. Non-verbal communication is, for example, laughing and smiling, because it gives people the impression that you're having fun, and words don't exactly express that the same way. Most of the people's communication is non-verbal, even though you here alot of verbal communication in busy places. People have to observe each other's expressions and hand gestures to get most of the info of what the other person is trying to communicate.

Family Reflections:

What are some of the nonverbal ways your family communicates, e.g.., body language & attitude? How do you all interpret those signals?

My family doesn't use hand gestures that much, but we can get a lot from our body posture, and our facial expressions. For example, if someone crosses their arms and looks the other way, they want to be left alone. If someone is laughing and smiling, then we go on making jokes. It is very often the little things, such as, if the person is avoiding eye contact, or looking straight at you. But mainly I think I interpret my family with mostly facial expressions. I use alot of hand gestures, but my parents really aren't very used to that, so the way someone is sitting or standing, or someone's attitude towards something is important. Well me and my parents have known each other for a long time, so it is really not that difficult to interpret these signs and signals.