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What was the situation? How did the nonverbal communication affect the verbal communication? What other terms from chapter 6 were present in your interaction?

Discussion 6: Nonverbal Communication

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Part I. Below is a link to a video that conveys a short story of an interpersonal interaction, solely with the use of nonverbal communication. Please watch the clip below and look for types of nonverbal communication that you see being used.

Click here to watch PIXAR’s “Lifted” short video (or copy/paste the link into a new browser window):
Lifted – Pixar (Links to an external site.)
Lifted – Pixar

For your initial post in this discussion, please include an explanation of how these nonverbal dynamics are presented in the clip:

Haptics
Chronemics
Eye behaviors
Vocalics
Gestures

Part II. Think about where you have seen this same nonverbal cue(s) in your own life. Share a personal example in which you explain where you have witnessed these nonverbal communication cues. What was the situation? How did the nonverbal communication affect the verbal communication? What other terms from chapter 6 were present in your interaction?