Gesture

Nonverbal communication is the process of communication without words. Nonverbal communication uses kinesics which is the interpretation of body motion communication such as facial expressions and gestures. We use gestures on an everyday basis to communicate nonverbally with others. After observing people around me at home, work and the public, I came across some interesting gestures I can use to better explain the meanings of each. In the following reading you will understand the difference between five different gestures including Emblems, Illustrators, Regulators, Adaptors and Affect display. On one hand, there is Emblems. Emblems are universal signs that we do with our body. These gestures stand alone. It is important to always consider…

Many people have come to the conclusion that gestures and body languages are natural for humans and it is considered to be a universal language. It can be debated that gestures are part of speaking and assists humans to understand more of what is being communicated. Like when giving directions, a vast majority of people will not only describe the destination’s route with their words, but would additionally use their hands to display the curves of the route suggested. Arika Okrent, a linguistic…

Exercise 4: Gesture and Gaze in Conversational Storytelling In order to make their narrative more plausible and detailed, many will use more than just a verbal account to illustrate their stories. Instead, they use gazes and gestures. In conversational storytelling, which is a collaborative event, gestures have meaningful functions that are tied to the description of the story. Simply defined, a gesture is the movement of the body that expresses a thought or feeling. In the video-recorded…

The role of facial expressions in human communications is truly incredible. With the recent studies, it is clear that this non-verbal contact has a very significant influence in expression of pain. The information transformed by our facial muscles is so distinct that programmed software can recognize the pain through our gestures. Researches from UCSD, created this unique software that has accuracy of 85%. The mechanism behind the software is to record all the muscle contractions and their…

cues that people have. Being aware you one’s own tells is important because you have to learn to control them. When you’re a kid all you have to do is stomp your feet, slam the bedroom door, or even roll your eyes to express your anger or frustration. Unfortunately, as you get older and become an adult those methods are less than socially acceptable. When you deal with an employer or colleague it would not be appropriate to roll your eyes at them when they upset or irritate you. Angry My…

these with some work. The one problem with my first speech was that I had no clear organizational structure. In the comments on my grade, it said that it felt like I was just listing random facts, and this was somewhat confusing or not interesting to the listener. In fact, this unorganized speech was a result of not knowing my topic very well, which is something I might have been able to improve upon if I had spent more time preparing and learning more about my classmate. However, as it was, my…

Shipley and another SLP colleague. We observed a Pre-K classroom that had 1 typically developing child and then 1 special needs child. Ms. Shipley, her colleague, the classroom teacher, and the special needs child’s PARA (Para Professional) all worked together with the day’s activity called, “Name that Tune”. They started the activity by introducing some of the different songs to the children. Ms. Shipley found the songs via Youtube on the iPad and played them for the children. They would sing…

important tools in regard to communication. We can use them to do a number of things such as gesture express emotion with words, or touch to emphasize our words, or even using emblems, which convey a message without the use of any words. We almost rely on our words, and some of us can not even talk without using our hands. Most of us use our hands every day without even noticing. A good example of this is in class, we raise our hands to indicate we have a question or answer to a question the…

gym. Most people in these settings are either wearing headphones or have tuned out their surroundings. The most commonly used gesture I observed in the gym is the emblem. I noticed many occurrences of this specific style of non-verbal communication. But one case, in particular, a guy (guy #1) wearing headphones who had been using a set of dumbbells set them down beside himself as he continued to work out on other areas…

sign of a thumbs up or more like a compressed thumb and if he was slayed they would give a sign of thumbs down like they were stabbing him with a sword. This type of hand gesture has evolved over the years and we now use it in America as positive and negative signs when something is good or bad. Body gestures and hand gestures have been used all over the world to communicate with out using words instead of shouting across a sports field during a game or a room so no one knows what you and the…