Edward T Hall & Mildred Reed Hall The Sound of Silence Article Discussion

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I need to answer four questions; around 4 paragraphs for each question. Doesn’t have to be very long.

When we think of human communication, it is usually language that first comes to mind. As important as language is to the communications process, humans also send and receive an enormous number of messages without ever uttering words. Humans communicate nonverbally in a number of different ways. We communicate through “body language,” such as gestures, facial expressions, posture, gait, body movement, and eye contact. We communicate by touching others or by withholding physical contact. Certain physical qualities of our bodies (such as body type, height, weight, skin color, and body odor, among others) also convey different meanings in different parts of the world. We communicate by the artifacts we put on our bodies, such as clothing, makeup, perfumes, jewelry, and eyeglasses. We communicate by using time when we keep people waiting or arrive early to a party. And as the Halls point out in this selection, spatial distancing, such as conversational distances and seating arrangements, also sends various messages in different cultures…

As important as language is in all human communication, it is imperative that, if we are to become globally savvy in the twenty-first century, we need to learn to “hear” the silent messages and “read” the invisible words of nonverbal communication wherever we may encounter them.

Bob leaves his apartment at 8:15 a.m. and stops at the corner drug-store for breakfast… While he savors his Danish, a fat man pushes onto the adjoining stool and overflows into his space. Bob scowls and the man pulls himself in as much as he can. Bob has sent two messages without speaking a syllable.

Henry has an appointment to meet Arthur at 11 o’clock; he arrives at 11:30. Their conversation is friendly, but Arthur retains a lingering hostility. Henry has unconsciously communicated that he doesn’t think the appointment is very important or that Arthur is a person who needs to be treated with respect.

George is talking to Charley’s wife at a party. Their conversation is entirely trivial, yet Charley glares at them suspiciously. Their physical proximity and the movements of their eyes reveal that they are powerfully attracted to each other.

José Ybarra and Sir Edmund Jones are at the same party and it is important for them to establish a cordial relationship for business reasons… José, in Latin fashion, moved closer and closer to Sir Edmund as they spoke, and this movement was miscommunicated as pushiness to Sir Edmund, who kept backing away from this intimacy, and this was miscommunicated to José as coldness. The silent languages of Latin and English cultures are more difficult to learn than their spoken languages.

In each of these cases, we see the subtle power of nonverbal communication. You use this preverbal language, consciously and unconsciously, every day to tell other people how you feel about yourself and them… …when a person says one thing and really believes something else, the discrepancy between the two can usually be sensed. Nonverbal-communication systems are much less subject to the conscious deception that often occurs in verbal systems…

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Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
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