Comm 100- Discussion Board #5 Nonverbal Communication
Part One As you write your initial post, think about and respond to each of the three questions below and write in a way that encourages your reader to reflect and be motivated to engage with you in a discussion. Be thorough by supporting your assertions with evidence, including no fewer than three significant quotations from this week’s readings on language to support your claims.
1) Describe a nonverbal behavior in which you engage that people have frequently misunderstood. Be sure to identify which type of nonverbal behavior it was, describe the behavior that was misunderstood, what it means to you, and what other people have thought it meant. Explore how frequently you think this kind of misunderstanding might occur between people and the effect it might have on our understanding of one another. Support your response with examples and information from this week’s readings.
2) Find a place to casually observe people for 30 minutes. Identify two specific types of nonverbal behavior that people used (i.e. various types of body movement, chronemics (use of time), paralanguage, etcetera). Additionally, identify three functions that the nonverbal served (i.e. regulate interactions, express identities, communicate emotions, etcetera). From your observations, how did nonverbal behavior influence your perception of those people and the conclusions you drew about them?
3) After reading the article “Do you have a happy or angry resting face?,” what are two claims the author makes that stood out to you? Do you agree with these statements? Why or why not? Be sure to support your claims with explanatory detail, including information from this week’s readings.
Part Two: Engage in a discussion with the classmates in your discussion group using the following 3CQ format (Compliment – “I liked that…”, Connect – “Something else I read this week that addresses what you are talking about was…”, or “I experienced something like that when…”, Comment – “what I would add to your post is that…”, “I came to a different conclusion on this because…”, and Question – “I wonder why…”, “what might happen if…”, “I’m curious what you think about…”. Make sure your responses add meaningfully to the discussion and help move it along.
