World of communication

  Last Saturday, we had make-up class (class replacement) of human communication to replace the classes of the oncoming Chinese New Year. We presented according to the subtopic of the chapter which is chapter 5 verbal messages and chapter 6 non-verbal messages. As the popular saying by Chip Rose, an attorney and mediator, '' We all use language to communicate, to express ourselves, to get our ideas across, and to connect with the person to whom we are speaking.'' Communication involves verbal messages and non-verbal messages which mean the words we choose and our body language respectively. For example, to convey an exact though, teachers must carefully select words their students will understanding. Therefore, we should use short words for best understanding, and adjust our speaking volume to a level that seems effective for each circumstance. The effective of verbal messages are free of jargon and do not create resistance in the listener.

  Next, the power of non-verbal messages cannot be underestimated. The messages we send through our posture, gestures, and facial expression are perceived and understood by others. In fact, through our body language we are always communicating, whether we want to or not! For instance, relationships depend on non-verbal communication, if they are to be strong and lasting. The quality of your relationships can be improved if you can skillfully read people, and understand the emotions behind their words. The important thing to remember when looking at such non-verbal behaviours are to consider the actions in groups. What a person actually says along with his or her expressions, appearance, and tone of voice might tell you a great deal about what that person is really trying to say. Although verbal output can be turned off, non-verbal cannot. Even silence speaks. Last, the following video will helps illustrate the wide variety of messages that might be sent and received without saying a word.

After watching the video, can you think of a message that you might commonly see communicated in a school setting that could be acted out like the ones in the video?