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Title: What Do You Really Mean?
Materials: Non needed
Directions:
- Parent and child watch a television show together (situation comedy or drama). Look for various ways the character communicate with each other.
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Voice |
Facial Expression |
Feedback
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Character #1 |
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Character #2 |
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- Discuss which of the five ways above is more effective in getting your message across to the listener. Are more than words needed for meaningful communication between two people?
- Has either of you been upset because the other one said one thing but acted as if he/she meant something else?
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