Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Week of October 1-7
1). Return to the eight principles of nonverbal communication. Pick two principles, and provide new examples of how they operate in a group or team.
Principle no.1 states that "Our nonverbal communication affects the quality of our relationships". An example of how this would operate in group or team could be if a group member just comes to the group meetings and is non-existent while they are there. The group member could do things such as text message, be on their lap top, or listen to the iPod that can be interpreted as negatively. An example of how our non-verbal communication can be viewed as positively in the group, is when a group member takes notes of the meeting or is serving as observer of the meeting. The text adds that our nonverbal behavior gives off information that allows other group members to interpret our words as well as our actions. For example the way I stand and stare at my kid after I have asked her to do something dictates whether she knows whether I am serious or not.
Principle no.5 states that "Cultural norms and expectations guide our expectations". An example of how this would operate in a team group depends on who is in your group. For example if I am in group that is dominant one race then I more likely to operate within the norms and expectations of the culture of which they are apart.
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This nonverbal communication principle is especially important because nonverbal communication is more believable than verbal communication and people may make assumptions (both correct and incorrect) of nonverbal actions. Your example reminded me of people who go to class but don’t participate in the discussion because they’re on the computer the whole time. I think, “what’s the point of them going to class?”, but they have their own reason for doing so. I laughed at your example of your kid looking at you to see if you’re serious or not. You can tell someone to do something and they might not do it, but if they see how serious you are, they may be more willing.
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