As I sat here on Tuesday, I began to watch the television show, called “It’s worth what” starring Cedric the Entertainer. Viewing the show with no sound, I could tell that the two contestants were probably married or either boy friend and girlfriend. As they were guessing the price of the different antique items, I could tell that they had feeling for one another due to their body language as well as showing empathy as they trusted each other on their judgments to win the prize money. As I continued to view the show without words, I also noticed the disappointment in their facial expression, as well as their posture when they received the correct answer for the antique car. Re-watching the show with words did approve my assumptions. They were a couple who was engaged to be married. She trusted his judgments as well as him trusting hers. When they did answer some the question correctly he politely hugged her and kissed on her forehead, indicating thank you. The words they expressed and the facial expression of excitement proved that they were happy and continent with one another. My overall assumption however, would still remain the same regardless of what television show I watch. We can make assumptions on many different things but the vibes, facial expressions, the tone of a person voice, the words they say and how we listens portrays the character of being a communicator.
Tree of love
This was a gift given to me on my last day of student teaching in Leesburg, Ga by the students and my master teacher in May of 2010. I treasure this gift because it reminds me of the passion and the ambition they felt for me.
Tanya:
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting how much information we can gather from just gestures and non-verbal communication. It would be interesting to judge how this may change if we were watching shows from other countries. Would our ability to interpret gestures correctly be the same?
Thank you for sharing your experience,
LouAnn Rhodes
Tanya,
ReplyDeleteYou are so right about the importance of facial expressions and tone of voice when picking up nonverbal cues. I watched a show called iQ'Viva! The Chosen(n.d.) with Marc Anthony, and there was a scene where he had a very stoic facial expression, yet everyone around him was crying and bending over and holding their faces. The reality of the display was that the men were crying because they were happy about being chosen for the show. Without having the proper "extras" if you will, the show could very easily have made the assumption that the men were displaying their tears due to anger or sadness. It's so easy to assume, but not always the best thing to do :)
Great post!
CCWhite
Reference
iQ’Viva! The Chosen (n.d.). Retrieved from http://qvivathechosen.com/
Tanya,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading the different assumptions you gained through this experiment. It teaches us all alot about how we communicate verbally and non-verbally, and what we pick up from watching others.
Thanks for sharing.