Communication - Skills, Language, Nonverbal, Listening
One male and the other female turned shaking heads left to right, right to left and went the other way. The previous female met them and they made gestures pointing to where the boxes were placed. The female lifted her hands in jubilation and smiled. The male who was talking on the phone came in, threw himself to the floor and dragged towards the door. The other participants could not be seen then. Later an old man came in the building peeked around, eyes opened wide, finger on lips, and tip toed toward the back. The other participants all five of them met in another section of the house. Boom, boom! They threw their bodies to the floor, dragged on their bellies out the door into a vehicle and drove off. Boom, Boom! The nonverbal communication indicated that they were trying to move into a house belonging to the old guy without permission. The dropping to the floor indicated that gunshots were being fired to get them off the property.
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The characters were peers in crime. When things did not go how each liked they screamed and cursed each other. They did not listen to each other and was just trying to see how they could get through with what they were doing. There the music came on.... One guy screamed out, “Drop, drop, move!” louder and louder……BOOM, BOOM! Gun shots…… no one got hurt.
My assumptions would have been the same because the nonverbal communication like; the sounds, boom, boom, dropping to the floor, dragging on stomach to the door tell you that it was not safe to be in there.
This experience has shown that nonverbal communication can be believable. Body language, sounds and eye contacts are strong indicators towards effective communication and those nonverbal cues at times can deliver a clearer message than verbal cues.
I could not take my eyes off the screen because I did not want to miss anything. The sound, music, and language used helped in my interpretation of what was happening. This shows that nonverbal cues serve to clarify meaning by reinforcing verbal messages (O’Hair, & Wiemann, 2009). The “Aha’ moment came when I saw the old man hugging one of the females later. Without sound I thought the old man was the owner of the house, however he was involved in the crime as well. Non verbal communication can be confusing (O’Hair, & Wiemann, 2009).
Theresa,
ReplyDeleteWow!you wrote such an interesting and exciting blog. Your blog have helped me to see and understand that using nonverbal communication sometimes leads to misunderstanding. However, when sounds and body language involved in this crime show nonverbal cues were correct. I learned from reading your blog, it depends on what situation the person is in helps me to know whether or not to rely on nonverbal cues to help me to communicate effectively.
Theresa,
ReplyDeleteYour assumptions were correct but in very complicated situations many times our assumptions may be inaccurate. Making assumptions in early childhood as it pertains to children development can prove very detrimental. We really need to investigate matters and act in a professional manner to avoid gambling with children’s development. Thanks for sharing!
Theresa, I agree that we can make assumptions on body language and sometimes it is accurate and other times it is not. It is best to know all the facts before making any presumptions about anybody.
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