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Last week during a faculty meeting, a young lady walks in and takes a sit at a table by herself. She folded her arms and sit at the table. She did not introduce herself and she seemed more interested in her cell phone than being at this meeting. One staff member instantly said, “She looks like she is something”. Another staff member said, “I hope she don’t come here thinking she knows everything, and trying to be rude”. As I sit and listen to everyone’s comments and assumptions, I thought maybe she was just misunderstood. So, I got up walked over to this young lady and introduced myself. She smiled and said “Hi, my name is Amy. I am new here and I am so nervous.
During this observation, I learned how powerful nonverbal cues can be. Because Ms. Amy’s body language and facial expression seemed unfriendly, the staff assume that she had an attitude, would be rude or hard to work with. Everyone seemed to have prejudge her including myself. I assumed Ms. Amy was uninterested in what was going on around her, and really did not want to be there. Our assumptions of Ms. Amy were wrong. She was nervous, afraid, and in an unfamiliar setting. She did not know how people would react to her presence so instead of being overly friendly she decide to sit alone and observe the group.
After completing this week’s reading some nuances I am more aware of is handshaking, eye contact, sitting and insertion of power. Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are, Amy discusses how nonverbal expression can display power or dominance. When a person fells powerful they are more likely to make eye contact, have a strong handshake, and make others aware of their present. It was also stated that people who feel powerless is likely to do the opposite. They make themselves small, and don’t want to bump into others. After considering this, it really made me reexamine Ms. Amy’s body language doing that meeting. I realize that she was not trying to be rude, but she felt powerless and because of that feeling she tried to make herself small.
I will use this experience and this week’s information to be more aware of my body language, and facial expression. I will also take in consider how easily body language and facial expression can be misunderstood. Nonverbal cues can be more powerful than words, as a special educator, I will not only use words to communicate effectively but nonverbal cues as well. I will make eye contact when speaking to parents and other staff members. I will not roll my eyes or smack my lips when I discuss agree with others. I should not only be aware of the words I am using, but what my demeanor is saying as well.
Reference
TED. (n.d.). Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.[Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are