Week of October 5 - 11

This weeks participation is as follows:

*Read Chapter 5, Encoding Messages: Nonverbal Communication
*Participate in week 7 disucssion

Discussion Questions: Answer one in each of your three posts at least 24 hours apart:

1). Because nonverbal messages can be ambiguous, they are open to misinterpretation. Have you ever been wrong about the meaning of someone's nonverbal message? Describe what happened. How can people increase the accuracy with which they interpret nonverbal messages.
2). Although nonverbal messages are more universal than verbal messages, nonverbals do not always carry the same meanings in other cultures. Can you give examples of some of the nonverbal displays that take on different meanings in other countries? If you have moved around within this country, have you ever encountered regional differences in nonverbal meaning?
3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.

Remember to post 2 responses to your colleagues blogs at least 24 hours apart.


NOTE: The second assignment is due on October 31st. The Schedule and Syllabus lists the due date as Sept 26th (which was the due date for this past assignment).