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    whilst looking at the individual‚ will allow the individual to respond according to their needs/preferences. A range of communication methods are: Body language‚ eye contact‚ facial expressions‚ non verbal and verbal communication. Tone of voice‚ pitch of voice‚ gestures‚ hand and body‚ and British sign language. It is important to respond to an individual’s reactions when communicating because of the individual’s needs. So you can provide an accurate response‚ to promote empathy and a shared understanding

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    communication are the most used‚ as everyone smiles‚ frown‚ wink‚ touch‚ salute and all forms of body movement. 2) I’m originally from Ghana west Africa‚ when I initially came to America I experienced a lot verbal linguistic barrier because of my accent and coming from a British colony so many of my pronunciations were quite different. They was this incident of me going to the store one day and my next door neighbor was trying to show me where to get a cab‚ I didn’t really understood that he was

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    “Let us all stand up for the national anthem”. The numerous people‚ creating a large crowd in the huge football stadium‚ stand up. The players of both the teams line up in the centre of the field in a rigid stance. The anthem begins. The camera focuses on all the team members of the country whose anthem is being played‚ tears streaming down the cheeks of a few players in great love‚ respect and patriotism for their beloved country. The anthem surely made them emotional and triggered the love for

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    ‘Compare style‚ technique and compositional approach between an early and a late work by Xenakis.’ Xenakis was a forward thinking composer of the 20th century who progressively developed his own ideas of composition. This essay compares the style‚ technique and compositional approach between two pieces written by Xenakis: Metastasis (1953) and Tracees (1987). With both pieces being orchestral‚ comparing the pieces will show Xenakis’s true development. During his studies with Messiaen at the Paris

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    specifies the phonemes and an intonation for the text. The back end handles problems in phonetics‚ acoustics and signal processing; it converts the phonetic transcription into a speech waveform containing appropriate values for acoustic parameters such as pitch‚ amplitude‚ duration‚ and spectral characteristics. For both parts the conversion process is usually performed through one of two approaches. One approach is to rely on rules formulated either by experts in natural language‚ linguistics‚ or acoustics

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    contact‚ oculesics comprises the actions of looking while talking and listening‚ frequency of glances‚ patterns of fixation‚ pupil dilation‚ and blink rate. Even speech contains nonverbal elements known as paralanguage‚ including voice quality‚ rate‚ pitch‚ volume‚ and speaking style‚ as well as prosodic features such as rhythm‚ intonation‚ and stress. Nonverbal communication is an important part in our life. And culture plays an important role in nonverbal communication‚ and it is one aspect that helps

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    Cognitive Dissonance theory Core Assumptions and Statements Cognitive dissonance is a communication theory adopted from social psychology. The title gives the concept: cognitive is thinking or the mind; and dissonance is inconsistency or conflict. Cognitive dissonance is the psychological conflict from holding two or more incompatible beliefs simultaneously. Cognitive dissonance is a relatively straightforward social psychology theory that has enjoyed wide acceptance in a variety of disciplines

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    Phonology Indian accents vary greatly. Some Indians speak English with an accent very close to a Standard British (Received Pronunciation) accent (though not the same); others lean toward a more ’vernacular’‚ native-tinted‚ accent for their English speech. [edit] Vowels In general‚ Indian English has fewer peculiarities in its vowel sounds than the consonants‚ especially as spoken by native speakers of languages like Hindi‚ the vowel phoneme system having some similarities with that of English

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    Listening There are many definitions of listening coming from various researchers. According to Howatt and Dakin (1974)‚ listening is the ability to identify and understand what others are saying. This process involves understanding a speaker ’s accent or pronunciation‚ the speaker’s grammar and vocabulary‚ and comprehension of meaning. An able listener is capable of doing these four things simultaneously. Similarly‚ Rost (2002) defined listening‚ in its broadest sense‚ as a process of receiving

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    ideas‚ and aims. Pixar’s movies‚ for instance‚ are usually focused on making an emotional connection with the characters. You cried during the first ten minutes of Up‚ go ahead and admit it. Other animated films are played primarily for laughs‚ others pitch some moral lesson. How to Train Your Dragon takes a simple approach: It’s selling adventure. Wild‚ high-flying‚ wind in your hair adventure. A lot happens along the way and sure there’s a message but DreamWorks movies at their best‚ and this is one

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