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Non-Verbal Communication
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Non-Verbal Communication
Communication can be done in many ways and from the different ways of communicating; there are different interpretations among different people (Poyatos, 1997). Some of the ways of communication includes; verbal and non-verbal communication. The place where I visited was the bus station. It was on the 11th august 2015. At the bus station, people were busy; I could see many people communicating at their highest voices. I could also see others greeting one another by waving at each other and some were talking in groups and you could see them lifting their hands as they communicate.
From the observation at the bus station, I learnt several things about communication. One of the things that I learnt is that, people use different ways to communicate. This was true because, people were communicating differently using different means. Some were communicating non-verbally through gestures and signals. The non-verbal cues were interpreted differently e.g. only lifting of the hands among the drivers was a way of greeting and others could respond by also lifting up their hands. I also learnt that, just like verbal communication, non-verbal communication can bring out a clear meaning that other people can easily understand. Non-verbal cue just like verbal communication are important and can be interpreted to bring out meaning to people (Calero, 2005).
After completing weeks reading, there are many different things that leant that can be observed when people are communicating. Some of the nuances that I was aware of during the observation at the bus station were variation in the tone, changes in the body language, variations in meanings and responses. This was evident in that, people were talking with varying tones. Also, I could derive different meanings from people’s facial expression and the way they were giving their responses.
From this week’s learning and observation experience, I will be able to communicate effectively with other educators, administrators, parents and community members in the role of a special educator. This is possible since through learning of various forms and ways of communication, communicating with people who have special needs e.g. those who are deaf will be easier. This is because understanding of the body language will be made easy hence quick understanding in communication. For example, when discussing various issues about special education in a meeting, gestures and facial expression that are used will be easily understood since it will be interpreted easily. Gestures that the students will use in communication will be interpreted easily. Also, through week’s reading and experience, a common way of communication between the educators, administrators, parents and community members in the role of a special educator can be created. For example, signs and gestures can be given meanings based on the agreed interpretation of the non-verbal cues e.g. a certain gesture of the hand will be interpreted in a similar way by special educators during a seminar or meetings.
References
Calero, H. H. (2005). The power of non-verbal communication: What you do is more important than what you say. Los Angeles, Calif: Silver Lake Pub.
Poyatos, F. (1997). Nonverbal communication and translation: New perspectives and challenges in literature, interpretation and the media. Amsterdam: Benjamins.
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