Understanding Body Language. Body Language Make a group of 4 Make a group of 4 As a group, for the following images of couples, analyze what message you.

Understanding Understanding Body LanguageBody Language

Body LanguageBody Language

Make a group of 4Make a group of 4 As a group, for the following As a group, for the following

images of couples, analyze what images of couples, analyze what message you believe is being message you believe is being communicated and WHY??communicated and WHY??

Write this information downWrite this information down Do not yell out the answer to the Do not yell out the answer to the

whole class (yet).whole class (yet).

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Image analysisImage analysis

Now we will go back to the first Now we will go back to the first picture and discuss what your group picture and discuss what your group believes was being communicated by believes was being communicated by each couple.each couple.

How can we come to the conclusions How can we come to the conclusions that we do simply based on a that we do simply based on a photograph?photograph?

Fake SmilesFake Smiles

As a class we will complete an online As a class we will complete an online activity trying to better understand activity trying to better understand genuine and fake facial expressionsgenuine and fake facial expressions

Brainstorm with your groups for each Brainstorm with your groups for each video clip whether or not you think the video clip whether or not you think the smile is real of fake. (The answers will be smile is real of fake. (The answers will be at the end)at the end)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/index.shtmlindex.shtml

Mehrabian’s RuleMehrabian’s Rule Brainstorm- Brainstorm- What are What are

the necessary elements the necessary elements to communication?to communication?

DiscussDiscuss Face to Face Face to Face

communication communication regarding feeling and regarding feeling and attitude:attitude:• Words (Verbal)Words (Verbal)• Tone of Voice (Vocal)Tone of Voice (Vocal)• Body Language (Visual)Body Language (Visual)

Mehrabian’s Mehrabian’s RuleRule

Brainstorm- How much Brainstorm- How much do each of the elements do each of the elements account for the meaning account for the meaning of a message?of a message?

ResultsResults• Words 7%Words 7%• Tone of Voice 38%Tone of Voice 38%• Body Language 55%Body Language 55%

Therefore, effective Therefore, effective communication can communication can result in the congruency result in the congruency of these three elementsof these three elements

““Incongruence” can look Incongruence” can look like:like:• Verbal: "I do not have a

problem with you!" • Non-Verbal: person avoids

eye-contact, looks anxious, has a closed body language, etc.

Mehrabian’s RuleMehrabian’s Rule

You will now see a video analyzing You will now see a video analyzing body language.body language.

While you watch the video take notes While you watch the video take notes on the following:on the following:• How do people demonstrate power, How do people demonstrate power,

discomfort, norms, resilience, image, discomfort, norms, resilience, image, etc.etc.

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