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Activity 1:
Nonverbal Communication

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Non-Verbal Communication Activity

In this exercise you will be asked to exhibit some non-verbal communications. Ask a colleague or family member to help you with this exercise. Try to communicate the following using non-verbal communications.

a) No b) Sit down c) Come in
d) Be quiet e) I don't know f) Go away or get away
f) Stand up g) I'm mad h) I'm happy
I) Stop

After you have practiced with a colleague or friend member, try to use non-verbal communication with students or co-workers. Please provide us with your reactions to the activity.

  1. What is your reaction to the activity?

  2. Did you feel you could communicate without speaking?

  3. Do you think we sometimes convey one message verbally and a different message nonverbally? If so, which message is taken as most important?




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