Do Now: Respond to the following questions based on yesterday’s “experiment”:Respond to the following questions based on yesterday’s “experiment”: 1.What did you notice about people’s behavior when you looked directly at them? 2.How did the people’s behavior change when you looked down? 3.How did you feel during the experiment?

Aim: How does kinesics affect communication? Kinesics OculesicsFacialExpressionsBodyLanguage

Facial Management TechniquesFacial Management Techniques Intensifying—exaggeratesIntensifying—exaggerates –Ex. A surprise gift Deintensifying—understatesDeintensifying—understates –Ex. You got an A; your friend got a C Neutralizing—avoidanceNeutralizing—avoidance –Ex. “Poker face” Masking—replacingMasking—replacing –Ex. Hugging the winner

Aim: How does kinesics affect communication? Body Movements--Ekman and FriesenBody Movements--Ekman and Friesen 1.Emblems--translated directly into words 2.Illustrators--accent, reinforce, or emphasize a verbal message 3.Regulators--control, monitor, or maintain interaction 4.Affect displays--express emotion/feelings 5.Adaptors--Help one feel at ease

Aim: How does kinesics affect communication? Adaptors Self-Adaptors Ex: Smoothing hairObject-Adaptors Ex: A pencil Alter-Adaptors Ex: Moving towards

Aim: How does kinesics affect communication? 1.Emblem 2.Illustrators 3.Regulators 4.Affect displays 5.Adaptors 1.Hitchhiker’s thumb 2.A child holding up hands 3.Shift of posture, nod of head 4.Sad face, slouching 5.Fixing clothes, playing with coins, moving toward someone

Aim: How does kinesics affect communication? Think about the following questions. Then, share your thoughts with your partner…Think about the following questions. Then, share your thoughts with your partner… How do these means of communication serve to develop relationships?How do these means of communication serve to develop relationships? How, for example, might we adjust nonverbal communication for an interview setting?How, for example, might we adjust nonverbal communication for an interview setting?

Aim: How does kinesics affect communication? Body movements and posture an reveal much about our physical states (vigor, age) and perhaps the extent to which we possess certain traits.Body movements and posture an reveal much about our physical states (vigor, age) and perhaps the extent to which we possess certain traits. For example, one study videotaped people walking at their own pace and had them make conclusions about age and traits based solely on their gait.For example, one study videotaped people walking at their own pace and had them make conclusions about age and traits based solely on their gait.

Aim: How does kinesics affect communication? Consider the research studies about how gait influences perceptions. Then answer the following questions, and discuss your responses with a classmate. Be prepared to share your answers in an impromptu speech with the class.Consider the research studies about how gait influences perceptions. Then answer the following questions, and discuss your responses with a classmate. Be prepared to share your answers in an impromptu speech with the class. Think of situations in which a person’s gait influences your perception of him or her. In what ways did the gait influence you?Think of situations in which a person’s gait influences your perception of him or her. In what ways did the gait influence you? Can you think of cultural or gender influences that have affected your perception of others, based on their gait?Can you think of cultural or gender influences that have affected your perception of others, based on their gait?

Aim: How does kinesics affect communication? The Space Experiment (1 or 2):The Space Experiment (1 or 2): 1.Find a person sitting by himself or herself (someone of the opposite sex), and sit right next to the person. Now do the same thing with someone of your own sex. What happened? How did you feel? 2.When sitting with friends at a table, slowly but surely start pushing all the items toward a friend. Discuss and see what the person was thinking as you kept moving items in his or her direction.