What concept/s in this class have you found most interesting? What was it about that concept/s that you found interesting?
The concept I thought that was really interesting was The Kinesic Code II: Facial Expression and Eye Behavior. Facial displays and eye behavior are such big factors in non-verbal communication. According to Trenholm, it states that each culture, certain expressions, are encouraged and reinforced, where as others are discouraged. We learn to neutralize and mask our emotions without facial displays and can intensify or deintensify certain emotions. I found it interesting when I see this in everyday life that it can make or break my day. In nonverbal communication all you can do is assume what the person is feeling from their actions. We can misinterpret and get the wrong idea from when they happen.
facial expression and eye contact are extremely important in everyday life and are HUGH in non verbal communication. and sometimes its only in its absence does one realize how important it is. one of the things i find frustrating with online communication is that all communication is verbal. the non verbal cues are sooooo important to communication and is sorely missed online. i discussed facial expression and eye contact concepts in my paper on crouching tiger, hidden dragon. it would seem that chinese culture of that time relied on a lot of non verbal communication cues as a means of contextualizing what was being spoken. women in particular heavily utilized non verbal cues.
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