Nonverbal Communication in Action
It is stated that nonverbal communications is more believable than verbal communications (O’Hair et. al, 2012). As I began to read the assignments for this week, I became more familiar with what nonverbal communications really means. This week I chose to watch the show “The Nanny” it is a show that I never really cared to watch a few years back. I watched the show without sound, concentrating on their nonverbal communications. It was a very interesting experiment. The Kinesics, which is the aspects of gestures and body movements that send nonverbal messages, was observed (O’Hair et. al, 2012). While watching the clip, it appeared that there was a disagreement of some sort, and at one time there was a heavy discussion going on between the nanny and Mr. Seinfield. The nanny used many nonverbal cues such as hand gestures and facial expressions as if she was trying to prove a point or even was pleading for something and Mr. Seinfield was repeatedly denying her request by repeatedly shaking his head as to say no.
Watching the show without knowledge of who the characters were would give the assumptions that the nanny and Mr. Seinfield were husband and wife at that time. Their behavior towards each other appeared as such. Based on their nonverbal behavior, it was a very heated discussion that appeared very emotional and Mr. Seinfield seemed upset.
Once I began to watch the movie with the sound on, I found that my assumptions were somewhat correct. They were in a heated discussion yes; however Mr. Seinfield was not upset but worried about his daughter.
I’m not sure that my assumptions would have been anymore correct than this show had I been watching a show that I am much more familiar with.
Reference
O'Hair, D., & Wiemann, M. (2012). Real communication: An introduction. New York:
Bedford/St. Martin's.
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