Non Verbal Communication, part II

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Today’s goals

□Announcements & Homework (2:00-2:05)□Warm-up (2:05-2:10)□Finish any discussion from Nonverbal

communication, part I (2:10-2:20)□Discuss proxemics (2:20-2:35)□Share personal space Internet stories

(2:35-2:45)□Report on Personal Space Projects (2:45-

3:15)

Homework for today

□ Read one of the following stories about personal space (or find one on your own to report on in small groups in the next class period)□ Finnish personal space:□ http://neuropetravel.suite101.com/blog.cfm/finnish_cultural_differences

space□ German personal space:□ http://shortcut.squarespace.com/home/2006/9/17/berlin-germans-have

-no-sense-of-personal-space.html□ French personal space:□ http://www.plu.edu/~mast/editorial/101306-parlez.html□ Or find one of your own to report on…..

□ Personal Space Project: Do an experiment that purposefully invades someone's personal space. Take notes on how you violate space, the reactions to it and be prepared to present it in class on Thursday. You should also post a short report of your experience to your blog.

□ Examples: hug someone you don’t know, strike up lengthy and random conversation in the elevator

Homework for next timeWatch YouTube video on Movie Makerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3WdQmwHnLk

Warm-up

We Miss You□Susan: Yang, it’s good to see you again.

How do you like your new job?□Yang: It’s a very nice place to work. I’m

very happy.□Susan: We miss you.□Yang: How is everything at B & G?□Susan: You know. The usual. Aren’t you

glad you left?□Yang: How are Jan and David?

Nonverbal Communication - Review

□Nonverbal communication: cultural facial expressions, body movements, and gestures.

□“talking without speaking”

What is nonverbal communication?

Nonverbal Communication - Review

1. Facial expressions: smile, frown2. Gestures: wave, point3. Paralinguistics: tone of voice, loudness4. Body language/posture: arm crossing5. Proxemics: personal space6. Eye gaze: stare, blink7. Haptics: communicate through touch8. Appearance: choice of color, clothes

Can you name some specific types of nonverbal communication?

Non verbal behaviors – Personal Space

□prox·e·mics (prk-smks) n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the cultural, behavioral, and sociological aspects of spatial distances between individuals. prox(imity) + -emics (as in phonemics).] prox·emic adj.

□Term coined by Edward Hall in 1963

Stories you read□In groups of 3 to 4 share the

stories your read about. Come up with some conclusions about personal space and the specific group of people or culture involved. Be prepared to share your results with the class.

□In your groups discuss the importance of personal space

□ Hall’s Personal Reaction Bubbles (1966)

Your personal space…

□How would you characterize your notion of personal space?

□What cultural factors might influence your notion of personal space?

Personal Space Project Reports

□In 5 minutes, report on your personal space project to the class

□On the handout, write down the student’s name, a brief description of the project, how personal space was violated, the reaction, and at the end we’ll vote on the more interesting one!