Hello, Expert Group.
I just wanted to share with you all a more refined version of where I'm at with my presentation.
I've decided to stick with non-verbal communication (NVC from here on out) exclusively. I'm using PowerPoint (yuck, I know!). I'm going to start with the development of NVC in babies. From there I'm going to break up the presentation by playing a mini-game of charades. I'm planning on doing 2-3 rounds. I don't know exactly what the words are going to be yet, but I want to do one really easy on (like "drive") that has a pretty straight-forward motion associated with it and the something harder (like "gas light") that will be more difficult as to make the point that there are varying levels of common non-verbal language.
After that, I'm going to basically outline Iris Grace Gonzalez's stages of nonverbal communications. I like how in her article the phases are outlined out and she gives a lot of good examples that I'll try to mirror. I'm also going to try to make this part fairly interactive with my audience by asking them questions (like "have you ever experienced miscommunication via text message or email? Why do you think this is? Lack of tone or inflection, maybe?). I'm also thinking I'll bring some "sloppy" clothes to put on over my outfit to illustrate how appearance is part of NVC. Things like that to breakup the monotony that can occur via PowerPoint.
I also found a couple videos I may show, depending on how much time the rest of it takes up. I'll post those links at the end of this post.
So, I think that's what my presentations is going to look like. It's likely to change some depending on how the flow goes once it's all laid out.
This one is about one minute long and has a group of women demonstrating what different hand signs mean in different countries.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWUcGgSolw4&feature=channel
This one has people from 3 different cultures demonstrate what different gestures mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn3NwMtAEHs&playnext=1&list=PL71348108EC91FE02&index=39
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