The show that I watched is "Two and a Half Men." This is a show that I usually do not watch. At first, I watch an Episode without the sound. I could pick up a lot of the jokes do to body language or facial expressions. However, I also got confused at times because what was happening and the nonverbal signs seemed to be in conflict with each other. When I watched the show with the sound I found that I missed some of the jokes since they were in the verbal communication rather than the facial expressions. However, for most of the show, I was able to follow the storyline without a problem by just watching the context and reading the nonverbal signs.
The assignment showed me that we can learn as much from nonverbal communication as we can from the verbal conversations. However, I found that when I watched with the sound, I could anticipate some of the verbal jokes because I was more attuned to the body language and facial expressions. It made me more aware of how important it is to watch nonverbal signs as well as the verbal signs.
Anna,
ReplyDeleteNon-verbal communicaton is very importnat and it can say alot. Body language and facial expressions usually say something before the actual conversation takes place. I believe as educators we should know our students this way so we can help them and see if anything is wrong in the classroom setting.