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1. Posture
Crossing legs:
• U. S.: normal to cross nkle and men cross with ankle on the knee.
• Middle East: crossing the leg with ankle on the knee is inappropriate.
b. Lack of assurance and confidence: walk with stooped shoulders and a slow, hesitating gait.
③ It is responsible for first impressions. ④ Many of our nonverbal actions are not easily controlled
consciously.
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3. How does nonverbal communication function?
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➢ People's social status, religious practices, feelings of submissiveness, desires to maintain social distance.
a. Confident people: relaxed posture, stand erect with shoulders back and head up and walk with assurance.
such silent films as Little Trump, Modern Times.
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Discussion
➢ Apart from verbal language, what other means of communication do you know?
Simply speaking, it refers to communication without the use of words.
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According to two different researches:
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2. Why is nonverbal communication important?
➢ How do you use the nonverbal means of communication in everyday life?
✓ Facial expressions, Posture, Gesture, Silence, ✓ Eye contact, Body distance, Paralanguage …
• Nonverbal communication involves all those nonverbal stimuli in a communication setting that are generated by both the source and his or her use of the environment and that have potential message value for the source or receiver. -Samovar & Porter
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• Figure out a variety of FACIAL EXPRESSIONS.
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To communicate effectively in the Globe Village, you should be:
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1. What is nonverbal communication?
e. U. S. & Britain: lean back in chairs and put feet on desk to convey a relaxed, informal attitude.
f. Middle East, Swiss and Germany: putting feet on desk is rude. g. Japan: sit quietly.
• Ghana & Turkey: extremely offensive.
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1. Posture
d. Thailand: the bottoms of the feet are the lowest part of the body, they should never be pointed in the direction of another person.
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• What do you know about him?
1. One of the greatest directors 2. One of the funniest actors 3. Capable of using body language to create comic effect in
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① Replacing ② Regulating ③ Conveying ④ Modifying ⑤ Repeating ⑥ Complementing ⑦ Contradicting
Body Language (Kinesics) (I)
1. Posture 2. Gesture
① We make important judgments and decisions concerning the internal states of others.
② We use the actions of others to learn about their affective or emotional states.