ESE 633 W2 Collaborative Relationship Transition D1

ESE 633 W2 Collaborative Relationship Transition D1

This discussion is your opportunity to demonstrate your abilities with the objective evaluate verbal, non verbal, and para-verbal cues that impact communication with educators, administrators, parents, and community members. This discussion is aligned with the Course Learning Outcome 3.

In addition to our expressive communication style, which we explored last week, we also convey messages using non-verbal cues that may include eye-contact, facial expressions, gestures, posture, proximity, and demeanor (Tidwell 2003). Part of being a strong collaborator is making sure the message we expected to communicate comes across to the team as intended. This means while we may be communicating a message verbally, our nonverbal cues are sending an alternative message.

Amy Cuddy, Voted Number One on Time Magazine’s list of “Game Changers”, is a top communication researcher who studies how nonverbal cues impact people’s judgment (Time, 2013). She suggests that in order to subtly and nonverbally emote confidence you must keep in mind how you dress, your gestures, facial expressions, posture, and proximal engagement (Rister 2011). Additionally, during collaborative meetings, body language and nonverbal cues may have various interpretations depending on one’s cultural background and demographic upbringing. Being attuned to others in the meeting along with your own unspoken signals will promote a sense of leader and stimulate positive collaborative experiences.

Initial Post: Review the information, photos, and videos posted on the Creating Communication website. Specifically, scroll down the page and view the two Amy Cuddy videos: Game changer: Amy Cuddy, Power Poser and Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are.

After watching the videos above, examine each of the photos for the non-verbal messages the body postures convey. Next, visit a busy public place or watch a television show or movie and observe people for 30-minutes. Take note of body language, nonverbal cues, and any other valuable environmental information. Then, construct one paragraph summary for each of the following:

• Where, when, and what you observed;
• What you learned from your observation such as how nonverbal cues were used and how they were interpreted;
• Nuances you were more aware of having completed this week’s reading;
• Explain how you will use this experience and this week’s information to more effectively communicate with other educators, administrators, parents and community members in the role of a special educator. Provide specific examples.

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Where, when and what I observed

My choice of place was a mall because it is both a public and a social place and hence I believed it would be the best place for me to be able to get the clear picture of different people communicating using body language and facial expressions. I chose to go in the evening hours because this is the time when majority of people go for shopping after a whole day at work. In what I observed, I was able to note that majority of the people that were communicating were doing this for the purpose of business. The …..

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