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PART 1 DIRECTIONS:
Discussion – Verbal and Nonverbal Messages
For this discussion, you are going to observe a conversation between two people and comment on both their verbal and nonverbal behaviors during the interaction.
First listen to either a conversation you observed outside of your home, such as at school, a grocery store, an elevator, or on a bus. Do not make it obvious you are listening to their conversation, just casually observe. While you are observing, try to answer the following questions and report back about the conversation in your original post.
What do you think the relationship between the two people was?
What do you think they were discussing?
What nonverbal actions occurred in the interaction?
What paralanguage did you pick up on and how did it influence the conversation?
Keep in mind these responses will all be conjecture because you will not know what the true answers are. The point is to see what information you can obtain by simply watching people converse.
For your response post, write 3-5 sentences offering different perspectives and observations based on what your classmate wrote. We all read nonverbal behaviors differently!
classmate to reply to
Jalisa Montgomeryshe/her/hers
10/17/23, 11:01 PM
NEW
The conversation I observed today was between two co-workers while I was at the bank. At this time there were only two bank clerks on shift since it was close to closing time.
The relationship between the two was new developing work relationship between the two co-workers as I could tell the bank teller that was helping me was a little nervous and timid. She did not seem like she wanted to be in the way of the other bank teller when they went to the back to grab papers from the printer and discuss things. When they both walked away I could hear the co-worker who was not assisting me say something as the other teller walked into the room she was in. I could sense it was about the teller that was helping me to finish more quickly because she was ready to lock the doors and she kept looking at her watch
The bank teller that was helping me seem as if she kept letting her co-worker know that she was printing out things and she kept apologizing as if she was in the way of the other co-worker doing her job.
A few non verbal actions that occurred between the two co-workers were the bank teller helping me walking very fast back and fourth to the printer and the desk I was sitting being assisted at in a panic and nervous way because the other co-worker wanted to hurry and lock the doors oft the bank she kept checking the time and looking at the printer.
The paralanguage I picked up on was the teller that was not assisting anyone having a very low tone that seemed tired or irritable. While the other teller seemed a bit shaky with her words and uncomfortable when she spoke with the other teller. The conversation did not seem very genuine or comfortable for either parties.
Written Assignment – Critique of a Speaker
For this assignment, you are going to evaluate the verbal and nonverbal aspects of a speaker’s presentation. An evaluation form is provided below to help guide your assessment of the content (what is being said) and the delivery (how it is said).
Download: COM1002fw-Mod-03-Assignment-Critique-Form.docx
You have the option to go out and observe a live event, or you can watch one of the speeches from the Library provided below. The links will take you to important speeches from history.
John F. Kennedy—Inaugural Address
Martin Luther King Jr.—I Have a Dream
Fred Rogers—Address to Congress
John McCain—Return to the Senate
Emma Gonzalez—March for Our Lives
You may also prefer to use a TED Talk, like the following:
Debbie Millman—How Symbols and Brands Shape Our Humanity
Chuck Plunkett—When Local News Dies, So Does Democracy
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor—Why It’s So Hard to Talk About the N-Word
David Wallace-Wells—How We Could Change the Planet’s Climate Future
Do the following, to complete this assignment:
Print out the Speaker Critique Form (linked above), and familiarize yourself with the elements of the presentation that you will be assessing.
View a presentation, a lecture, a sermon, or some sort of public speaking event. A live event would be great, but one of the Library Video Options (linked above) is acceptable.
During the presentation, complete the Speaker Critique Form; consider including notes to help you remember specific details later.
Write a 2-page paper, using proper spelling and grammar, that addresses the following:
Provide an introduction describing who spoke, what they spoke about, and where you heard the presentation. If you chose to use a library video, be sure to clearly identify its title and provide a link to the specific video within the series.
After the introduction, talk about what parts of the content were done well and what the speaker could have done better. Address at least 2 different elements of content.
Next, talk about what parts of the delivery were done well and what the speaker could have done better. Address at least 2 different elements of delivery.
End with a concluding paragraph, giving your opinion about whether the speaker was effective or not. Explain your reasoning.
