Communication Skills: Language, Nonverbal, Listening

This week we have discussed communication skills and its various styles. For this assignment we were told to record an episode of a television show you do not normally watch. Watch the show with the sound turned off and then on.

I chose the show Seinfeld. I've heard how funny it was and decided to watch an episode. I first watched with the sound off.

Based upon how the characters are communicating it seems they're gestures are portrayed it looks like they are all trying to get things out of each other. It seems they are trying to get each other to do things the other does not want to do. No one is laughing or smiling much so I'm not sure what type of comedy this is.

Much of the show it seems they are expressing confusion toward one another. It seems during conversation one persons face always shows signs of confusion while the other of explanation. The characters use great communication skills to emphasis their points. There are lots of hand gestures, head movements and various facial expressions.

Here is what I determined after watching with the show with the sound on...

I assumed that the plot was based on money or at least something more serious than the actual problem. In this episode the main female character was arguing with her boyfriend over his name, and the main character Seinfeld wanted his girlfriend to provide him with a massage. Now that the sound is on I can see the comedy in the show however you rarely see any of the characters laugh or smile.

I believe if I had been watching a show I was more familiar with I would have been able to guess just about everything that happened because I would be more familiar with the characters and how they communicate. I would have been able to watch their gestures, hand movements and facial expressions.