Communication Term Paper

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CN 101 W4 D2

Nonverbal Communication II Intro (2 minutes) Last Time

§ Nonverbal Communication o Misconceptions o Characteristics of Nonverbal communication o Functions

Things Due

§ Discussion post is due § NEXT WEEK

o We will only have class on Monday. o The first drafts of our term paper outlines are due on Monday BY CLASSTIME! o You will sign up for an appointment with me for a brief one-on-one meeting to

talk over your term paper outline. This is a chance for you to ask me any questions or uncertainties you have about it. So bring your questions.

Today

• Nonverbal communication o Types

On Sale! (10 minutes)

• We love a good sale. We walk into a store or log into a website and there, in front of us, is our favorite thing ever on sale. What is that favorite thing? In other words, what makes you the most happy when it’s on sale?

• So, we’ll go into our rooms for 5 minutes and talk about that. Homework Recap

• For class, you watched a clip from the film “A Thousand Words.” (3 min) • Let’s watch that once more, then talk to me about the answers we had to the questions

on D2L. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF3xeQxLj8o&feature=emb_logo • Recap (5 minutes)

o What kinds of non-verbal communication did you see Eddie Murphy's character using? (Check out the types on pages 70-80 of Chapter 4.)

o When was his non-verbal communication ambiguous? o What happened as a result of this ambiguity? o Where did you see examples of leakage? (See page 66.)

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Activity

• Let’s watch this 5-minute clip. I want us to make some observations about the types of nonverbal communication that the textbook discusses. You don’t have to have an example for every one, but get as many as you can.

• Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEjaHIrWxS4 •

o The environment § The house

o The proxemics (Personal space and distance) § Really close. Can tell they love each other. § How did Ellie and Carl mark their territory (i.e., make their house their

own)? o Kinesics (body movements)

§ Many examples of this o Facial expressions

§ Really animated until Ellie dies. Then, Carl starts masking and eventually engages in neutralization.

o Physical appearance and artifacts § Jar of coins, the tie is a big one. When you watch this again, notice that

he stops wearing a tie after Ellie dies because he no longer has his person there to tie it.

o Eye contact and gaze § I mean, all over the film

o Chronemics (use of time in interactions) § Scene where Carl realizes he and Ellie have grown old and still never gone

to Paradise Falls together. o Haptics (touch)

§ Holding hands while in their chairs, Carl giving Ellie a kiss in the hospital Small Group (10 minutes) Rest of Class: Unpack Next time: • Listening

o Chapter 6 (pp. 100-114) o Watch Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man with Matthew

McConaughey o Remember: Your First Drafts of your term paper outlines are due on D2L by

class time! o Also, use Navigate to sign up for a time to meet with me next week. Please

note that you need to give me ample to make sure I’m online for our

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meeting. If you sign up for a time only 30 minutes in advance, I may not be there because I stepped outside as there wasn’t anything on my calendar.