make other people happy. What I found fascinating is how such a small action can have an impact on my mood for the day. While I was working on this project‚ I didn’t feel like my natural self. It was hard to concentrate on other things because peers gesture for handshakes so often that I had to constantly think about the social consequences of not shaking their hand. Although this was insightful‚ I found the whole experience very
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Cultural diversity is seen everyday in our society in the United States. As defined‚ the existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society. When it comes to public speaking and cultural diversity‚ you make think how these two connect. They actually go hand in hand in becoming a well rounded public speaker. In our world today‚ there are over six thousand languages that are spoken in our world. To narrow it down‚ in the United States today there are over three hundred languages spoken
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quack-quack. In other words‚ the first human words were a type of index‚ a sign whose form is naturally connected with its meaning in time and space. 4- The Ta-Ta theory: It states that that speech came from the use of tongue and mouth gestures to mimic manual gestures. For
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A TERM PAPER OF COMMUNICATION The word communication comes from the Latin comunicare meaning “to transmit‚”1 and this describes the purpose of communication‚ which is to place with all people a common knowledge and feelings with respect to a certain detail or group of details. We have no precise data on when and how the first act of communication occurred only suppositions and conjectures that cannot be proven. Remember that our planet is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old‚ and for 3 billion
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Miscommunication has been a problem when dealing with these differences. Men and women continue to build body languages that only made sense to themselves and not to the opposite gender. Although one defeats the other in a general body language such as; gestures for men and facial expressions for women‚ they will always be equal. Body languages may also differ between the two parties through culture and behavior. By knowing the differences between the two genders‚ a mutual understanding may be established
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Body Language: The Observable Polygraph Test “I speak two languages‚ body and English.” In this famous quote‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson states that he is‚ in a sense‚ bilingual. He is able to verbally speak English‚ while at the same time nonverbally “speak” body language. Michael Argyle‚ a psychologist at Oxford‚ also stated that “Humans use two quite separate languages [language and nonverbal communication]‚ each with its own function” (Beattie 19). All humans have the capacity to simultaneously
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Speech Analysis Worksheet Content Purpose: The purpose was to let America know that they was attacked on December 7th‚ 1941. Speaker’s background knowledge: The speaker’s background knowledge was he knew more than he told people in his speech. People think that he provoked Japan into bombing Pearl Harbor. Influences (traditional‚ cultural‚ historical): Historical. Listener’s background knowledge: The listener’s background knowledge was probably limited. They probably didn’t know much
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and want to discern the true feeling of the S.C.W. In seeking information about their situation‚ the service user pays close attention‚ not only to the information being given but also the manner in which the information is communicated. A subtle gesture‚ a change in vocal tone‚ or too little or too much eye contact may result in a very different interpretation of a message by a service user. And‚ as such‚ often it is not what a S.C.W says but the manner in which it is said that leads to a service
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and only seven percent are actual words that are spoken. (Wallace‚ H.‚ & Robertson‚ C.‚ 2009). Although the method of nonverbal communication is not an exact science‚ it is still important to understand what body language‚ facial expressions‚ hand gestures‚ and personal distance are conveying; this breakdown of interpretation is also known as soft skills. As criminal justice professionals
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the message involves emphasizing a message through volume and hugging to reaffirm the message. Regulating the conversation involves the knowledge of understanding when and when not to talk. Establishing the nature of the relationship includes the gestures of smiling and nodding‚ and telling someone directly how something is going. Lastly‚ nonverbal behavior reflects cultural values. Artifacts are certain indicators that represent self-concept. Artifacts may include jewelry‚ tattoos‚ material items
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