No Sound:
- The mom and dad were in the kitchen having a conversation. Both of them were displaying very unique facial expressions, so to me it looks like they were having a very intense conversation. The next clip was the family went to a store to try on bathing suits and swims shoes. The dad could be seen pointing to each child and pointing to the ground as in he was telling each one of them to sit down. The lady from the back brought out a stack of shoes, in which the children got up and started running, crying, and i'm assuming yelling.
With Sound:
- The mom and dad were in the kitchen having a conversation about getting their children swim lessons. The mom had went and registered the children at the YMCA, and was relaying the information to her husband that she had received from the aquatics director. In regards to 2year olds receiving swim lessons, they must participate in the "mommy/daddy and me class; which means that each child must be in the water with an adult. Well being that they have 6 children and only them 2, they became frustrated about who could they call on to help them out each sunday, when most of their friends are in church. When the family went to the store, the dad was having the kids feet measured while the mom was in another area of the store picking out swim suits. The children became reckless and began running around the store and becoming little terrors as they tour the store into pieces. I think my assumptions would have been more clear and in full detail had I known what the facial expressions and the conversation was about.
Sherrell,
ReplyDeleteThis assignment required us to make assumptions about what was going on in a show. It is hard to figure out relationships and what the body language means without hearing communication. I found it amusing how my assumptions for my show were completely off target. It is difficult to define emotions without knowing what is being said.
Mary Jo
Hi Sherrell,
ReplyDeleteIn watching this story it doesn’t take listening to see they have their hands full. Looking at these shows in silent let us know you can’t determine what is really going on. Communication, listen non-verbal skills are all connected, looks like they all have their importance in developing valuable communication skills. Good job
Kathleen
Sherrell, I found this assignment the most interesting of all because of the fact that we were asked to assume what is taking place between people based on body language and facial expressions alone. It makes it so easy to get things wrong and to later find that what we assumed to be happening wasn't what was true on at all and that what we thought was happening within many of the relationships based on appearances is not at all what was happening. It makes it so easy to get it wrong. This takes me back to the old adage about "Don't judge a book by it's cover".
ReplyDeleteHi Sherrell,
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting about the McGhees. Being a parent of twins (by no means could I handle 6!!), I am aware of the hardship of there being one of me and two of them! I can imagine the frustration during the conversation with that parents because it is a hard decision to call on others for help. Your descriptions of the show were helpful in both cases, with the sound on and off.
-Beau