Week 7: Discussion Question #3

3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading, that has not already been discussed this week, that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.

The concept from this weeks reading that I found interesting was body language. Body language is defined as “ Kinesics, the study of body language, consists of the messages we deliver through our physical appearance and by our movements and gestures.” (Harris, 117) Nonverbal communication I feel is one of the most important concepts in communicating with others. Our body language is key to understanding the way that we communicate. I have taken many classes in communication but I think that one that stood out to me the most was my sign language class. In order to communicate with the deaf you have to study and understand the body language of others. The movements and gestures of others help you to understand the meaning of the words. When you are unable to verbal expresses how you feel, we depend on the nonverbal aspects such as body language. This will tell you the true meaning of how someone is feeling. In either the deaf community or in communication with people that can verbally express how they feel. Not only by the things we say but how we look, the facial expression used, and the gestures we give to others. Without these gestures it would be almost in possible to read others and know how they are feeling; we depend on these gestures to understand others. Body gestures help to define the way we communicate and the explanation to how we feel and express ourselves. This impacts the way we communicate and the ways that we respond to others. It could be as simple as the way someone is clothed or the body language they present.