Transcript A World of Gestures

Nonverbal Communication
——Communication between cultures
组长：谢颖
组员：林翠琪 周园妮
李燕妮 林曼
何静心 赖文璐
陈丹玲 唐诗洋
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• Good communication is the foundation of
successful relationships, both personally
and professionally. But we communicate
with much more than words. In fact,
research shows that the majority of our
communication is nonverbal. Nonverbal
communication, or body language,
includes our facial expressions, gestures,
eye contact, posture, and even the tone of
our voice.
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Nonverbal Communication Skills
facial expressions
postures
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Traditional dress
facial expressions
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The power of nonverbal communication
and body language
非语言沟通的力量和身体语言
• Nonverbal communication, or body
language, is a vital form of communication.
When we interact with others, we
continuously give and receive countless
wordless signals. All of our nonverbal
behaviors—the gestures we make, the
way we sit, how fast or how loud we talk,
how close we stand, how much eye
contact we make—send strong messages.
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• The way you listen, look, move, and react
tell the other person whether or not you
care and how well you’re listening. The
nonverbal signals you send either produce
a sense of interest, trust, and desire for
connection—or they generate disinterest,
distrust, and confusion.
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About Gestures
• Introduction
Without gestures, our world would be static and
colorless. The social anthropologist Edward T.
Hall claims 60 percent of all our communication
is nonverbal.
As many of us cross over cultural borders, it
would be fitting for us to respect, learn, and
understand more about the effective, yet
powerful "silent language" of gestures.
In that case, how can we possibly communicate
with one another without gestures?
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Gestures and body language communicate as effectively as wordsmaybe even more effectively. We use gestures daily, almost
instinctively, from beckoning to a waiter, or punctuating a business
presentation with visual signals to airport ground attendants guiding
an airline pilot into the jet way or a parent using a whole dictionary
of gestures to teach (or preach to) a child.
In recent years, Western and contemporary values and ideas have
become more popular and has either influenced, altered, and even
replaced, some of the more traditional gestures, understanding
human behavior is tricky stuff.
No two people behave in precisely the same way. Nor do people
from the same culture all perform exactly the same gestures and
body language uniformly. For almost any gestures there will
probably be a minority within a given nationality who might say
"Well, some might attach that meaning to it, but to me it means..."
and then they will provide a different interpretation.
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Common Asian Gestures
常见的亚洲手势
– GREETINGS GESTURES
» Handshaking
» Bowing
» Avoid direct eye contact
– BEKONING GESTURES
» To beckon someone, the palm faces downward and
the fingers are moved in a scratching motion.
» Avoid using fingers in pointing to an object.
– TOUCHING GESTURES
» Not touch oriented societies
» Avoid public display of affection
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– OTHER NON VERBAL GESTURES
» Respect to elderly people
» Smiling often can cover a gamut of emotions: happiness,
anger, confusion, apologies , or sadness.
» Displaying an open mouth (such as yawning or a wideopen laugh) is considered rude, especially with women
who cover their mouths when giggling or laughing.
» Try to maintain a balanced posture, stand or sit erectly or
squarely. Don't slouch or put on the ground with arms in
the lap or on the armrest. Crossing the legs at the knees
or ankles is the preferred form rather than with one ankle
over the other knee.
» Silience (listening) is a sign of politeness and of
contemplation. During conversations, be especially
careful about interrupting.
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American Gestures
美国手势
COMMON GESTURES
• Americans are a not touch (touch/not touch)oriented.
• In normal social situations, Americans generally stand
about 30 inches apart from one another, which is also
considered their personal "comfort zone."
• American children are taught to look others directly in the
eyes. When greeting and conversing. If not, means
shyness or weakness.
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QUESTION:In the video A World of Gestures, people from all over
the world demonstrate the remarkable diversity of international
gestures. Can you guess the meaning of this Japanese gesture?
a. I'm scared like a bunny
b. I've been hearing things about you
c. I'm angry
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• C. I'm angry is the correct answer.
• International differences in gestures are
remarkable, and these differences are the focus
of A World of Gestures. In this still from the
video, a Japanese woman demonstrates the
gesture for 'I'm angry.' As the video A World of
Gestures immediately demonstrates, there is no
'international language' of gestures. Instead,
cultures have developed systems of unique
gestures, and it is almost never possible for us
to understand intuitively the gestures from
another culture.
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QUESTION:In A World of Gestures, this woman from
France demonstrates this gesture. Can you try to guess what
this French gesture means?
a. I don't believe you
b. I wish I hadn't seen that
c. I am looking at a very handsome man
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• A .I don't believe you is the correct answer.
• The number of unique international gestures is
astonishing, and the video A World of Gestures
guides the viewer through this fascinating terrain.
Despite the growth of international
communications media, unique gestures -- such
as this French gesture for 'I don't believe you'
are alive and going strong.
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QUESTION:In A World of Gestures, we see this gesture
performed by a woman from Iran. Can you guess what this
Iranian gesture means?
a. Good luck to you
b. You will always be number one for me
c. “Screw You” (obscene) (下流的、淫秽的)
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• C."Screw you" is the correct answer.
• This gesture teaches an extremely important lesson.
This gesture is identical to the American/English gesture
for 'Good Luck to you.' But it is an obscene gesture, and
an American traveling in Iran would outrage people there
if the American performed this gesture. In A World of
Gestures, the viewer learns that we cannot assume that
we know what a gesture means, even if it looks familiar
to us. For this reason, when in another culture or society,
we should never 'mirror' a gesture that someone
presents to us--without knowing it, we could be deeply
offending that person and inviting conflict.
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Humans use nonverbal communication because；
• 1. Words have limitations.
• 2. Nonverbal signal are powerful.
• 3. Nonverbal message are likely to be more genuine.
• 4. Nonverbal signals can express feelings inappropriate
to state.
• 5. A separate communication channel is necessary to
help send complex messages.
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That’s all.
Thank you!
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