Speech Comm

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[She comes in Very. Early. She writes on the board and heads to the Teacher's Lounge.]

Interpersonal Communication for Wednesday is in the hands of my Assistant. Listen to Elizabeth, or find yourself weeping at my feet. Tomorrow.

Non Verbal Communication.
Anger is a secondary emotion, springing from pain and/or fear. How do you convey anger non verbally? How does your body reveal the truth...pain and/or fear?

Discuss. No leaving early. Respect E.

CJC

Comments

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

After running into a talking toaster (http://www.livejournal.com/users/whitedeathpod/28485.html?thread=1977925#t1977925) this morning, D'anna was a little more than weirded out. She nursed her coffee a while before pipping up. "We non-verbally express anger through glaring, crossing our arms, scowling, etc; the truth though a boldness of stance backed by conviction, looking others directly in the eye; pain through a grimace; and fear through tension, wide-eyes, and a change in breathing."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth nods. "How about through our locomotion?" she asks. "Morris said that the style of physical movement in space also communicates a great deal, as well as affecting the feelings of the person doing the moving."

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, the way we move, sharp and tight, or languid and relaxed, can tell more than we expect." D'anna sips her coffee. "The better the receiver knows the sender, the more certain movements can reveal."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"How about the misinterpretation of non-verbal communication?"

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

"If you have a wide mix of people as we do here, then what in one culture indicates a particular emotion might indicate something radically different in another thus causing miscommunication."

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Ain't that the truth," Elizabeth grins. "Even something as simple as the "okay" sign," she says, illustrating it. "Can sometimes be misunderstood as "zero" and therefore worthless in some places and cultures. Or it may be seen as a symbol of female genitalia and is understood to be obscene."