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Chapter 6 |
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Communicating Vocally But Nonverbally
This exercise is designed to give you practice in communicating effectively with your voice and body. In this exercise a subject recites the alphabet attempting to communicate each of the following emotions: anger, nervousness, fear, pride, happiness, sadness, jealousy, satisfaction, love, and sympathy.
The subject may begin the alphabet at any point and may omit and repeat sounds, but the subject may use only the names of the letters of the alphabet to communicate these feelings.
The subject should first number the emotions in random order so that he or she will have a set order to follow that is not known to the audience, whose task it will be to guess the emotions expressed.
As a variation, have the subject go through the entire list of emotions twice: once facing the audience and employing any nonverbal signals desired, and once with his or her back to the audience without employing any additional signals. Are there differences in the number of correct guesses depending on which method is used? Why?
After the exercise is completed, answer the following essay questions.
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