I was walking through San Jose Bar and Grill, a popular hangout for college student on Thursday night, and was told I had really kind eyes. I talked to this person for hours and realized that facial expressions are something that influence the way character is shown. Looking over my communication book I realized, Kinesic code 2 is an area that evaluates this topic.
Kinesic Code 2 discovers facial expression and eye behavior. The face is an area that “most people” look to for information. Facial expressions can be intensified or deintensified. Intensifying emotions can be showing happiness when your friend got into Harvard and you didn’t. However, there are a number of other display rules such as professional, personal and cultural that dictates the way we’re supposed to be perceived.
Eye behavior can show many different things. For example Eye behavior can indicate “both positive and negative emotions.” It can also show, “willingness to relate to one another.” However what people don’t know is that “eye behavior serves to maintain social position.” For example, Barrack Obama making a speech in regards to his healthcare bill and commanding respect as he address the U.S. Commanding that respect is the enhancement in social position.
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Hi Communication wrestler
ReplyDeleteFacial expression and eye behavior are first place people observe when they first encounter someone new. When you at a bar people would look your face and eyes to determine if you really want to continue a conversation with them or not. We heard it so many times “I saw it in her/his eyes”, which clearly suggesting eyes can’t lie. When what you are saying contradicted to your kinesics code, people would prefer to believe your nonverbal message over your verbal message. That is why I always believe that leaning to read nonverbal message is very important because it always give out the hidden information.
-Sogo