The show I picked to watch was one
that I always wanted to watch but never have and that was Dr. Phil. When
watching it with the sound off I could see many non –verbal communications. Communication was stern and there was hardly
any eye between the guest and Dr. Phil. There were many times that they were
looking down at the floor instead of each other. Dr. Phil was sitting on the
edge of his seat leaning towards the person that he was speaking to. He seemed
to be trying to get the guest to make eye contact with him. One thing I was
that Dr. Phil talks with his hands countless times during his show. Than
it seem that the guest started following his lead also and started to make a
lot of hand gestures though his seem to be done more intentional as he spoke
each word with a hand gesture accompanied with it.
When I turned on the sound for the
rest of the show I was surprise at the voice tones made by Dr. Phil and the
guest. They were all defensive and most of the time they wanted to be
heard and not listen well to each other. There facial expressions were stiff
and sarcastic at times with words and gestures.
Dr. Phil was trying to take implications from every side then tried to give his best educated guess about what he deduces about the situation. Both parties used non-verbal messages or gestures.
I thought this because there was no doubt when something was said, "smiled, frown, or gestured as you speak or when you use a particular tone or volume while talking"(Giles & LePoire, 2006/ O'Hair, Weimann, Mullin, & Teven, 2015, pp.94).
There were times while being crossed examined by Dr. Phil that he caught them saying one thing and writing or sending in something totally different. Then they began to stamper, stutter, and give many nonverbal gestures communicating their hatred and displeasure of the way he was responding and his verbal way of communicating when he discovered they were wrong.
Dr. Phil was trying to take implications from every side then tried to give his best educated guess about what he deduces about the situation. Both parties used non-verbal messages or gestures.
I thought this because there was no doubt when something was said, "smiled, frown, or gestured as you speak or when you use a particular tone or volume while talking"(Giles & LePoire, 2006/ O'Hair, Weimann, Mullin, & Teven, 2015, pp.94).
There were times while being crossed examined by Dr. Phil that he caught them saying one thing and writing or sending in something totally different. Then they began to stamper, stutter, and give many nonverbal gestures communicating their hatred and displeasure of the way he was responding and his verbal way of communicating when he discovered they were wrong.
Giles & LePoire, 2006/ O'Hair,
Weimann, Mullin, & Teven, 2015, pp.94
Hi Mary,
ReplyDeleteIn retrospect, it looks like Dr. Phil was a good choice to observe nonverbal and verbal communication. Both you and Clarissia commented on the extensive use of nonverbal signaling--the hand gestures, eye contact (or lack thereof), body postures, and proxemics are all keys to such communication that you point out. From what you described, I also think you saw examples of defensive and selective listening, made evident by the way participants avoided eye contact and/or listened only to parts of Dr. Phil's dialog they wanted to hear.
When you listened to the piece, and heard the panelists responding in confused, contradictory speech, it confirmed to me that, indeed, they only heard what they wanted to hear and were at a loss to effectively respond.
Thanks for your insights!
Sandi
Hi Mary,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog very informative and intriguing about Dr. Phil audience non-verbal and verbal communication. Dr. Phil shows do seem interesting at times even though I don't watch him.
Mrs. Cowles,
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