One of the most interesting parts of the reading was under the Kinesic Code II about facial expression and behavior. It was interesting to read and re-enforcing the concept about how people tend to neutralize and mask their behavior with other actions or emotions. The example of a runner up at a beauty pageant is a prime example of how this happens. In addition, the act of smiling in Japan is used to cover up concern or a feeling of disappointment.
But my favorite part is when the book talks about eye behavior. There is a lot of things that you can feel when looking into someones eyes, and usually you can get a good sense of how someone is feeling just by how they look at you. I found it interesting how eye behavior can be used to serve and maintain social positioning. I never really thought of it that way but it does makes sense when someone sits at the head of the table or meeting, they want your attention.
I have also noticed too at work when I speak to others, I notice their lack of eye contact which makes me feel that they possibly are not interested in communicating with me, or they themselves feel awkward about a situation. This portion of the reading made me realize how important facial expressions are, especially eye behavior in effectively communicating.
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I too found the eye behavior intersting. I get bewildered when I see people with the darting eyes. Their eyes go everywhere it makes me wonder if they are thinking, lying, or their attention is somewhere elese. The eyes can really tell a lot about a person.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you talked about facial expressions and how different cultures can hide behavior. Adding into your example of the beauty pagent and the book how they said people will hide their facial expressions yet they can rarely conceal their nerousness or insecurity with small body languages. The eyes are one of the great indicators that we can get a sense of a person.