Interpersonal Communication Companion Site

Berko, R. M., Aitken, J. E., & Wolvin, A. D. (2010). ICOMM:  Interpersonal concepts and competencies. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

CHAPTER 5  Nonverbal Communication - Activities - PowerPoint - Quiz

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION LEARNING ACTIVITIES

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1. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Music can be a way of finding common ground or understanding a perspective of another person or culture. Discuss the music linked below. Do you think the music is typical? Do you think this music might be popular with a particular group? What does the music suggest about interpersonal communication? If a link doesn’t work, search the Internet to find your own example for discussion.

Music from Uganda

Ugandan Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Q1KmGremw

Sarah Ndagire - Nyamijumbi [Ugandan Music Video http://www.ugandavideos.com/component/option,com_seyret/task,videodirectlink/id,620/Itemid,165/

Blu 3 ft Radio and Weasel with Where You Are on UGPulse.com Ugandan Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmaE8bUAfjg

2. MUSIC

Many popular songs discuss principles of interpersonal communication. Listen to this music—or view the video—and discuss how this music supports or negates principles of interpersonal communication discussed in the textbook. If a link doesn’t work, search the Internet to find your own example.

What does silence mean in communication?