Monday, January 22, 2007

Shhh!!!

A large aspect in how we communicate comes from the ability to interpret all forms of non-verbal communication. This is communication using body movements/gestures to accompany verbal, and or other forms of communication. Things such as presentation, posture, eyebrow movement, and hand gestures are all everyday tools we use at our disposal to aid in the expression of our accompanied emotions. Most communication is determined through feeling, which is heavily expressed throughout the non-verbal forms. Games such as Catchphrase integrate easy everyday communication with a greater emphasis on the use of the more challenging non-verbal forms. This pushes the individual to try to express a word or feeling, using body language, descriptive words, or even words or gestures with multiple or similar meanings. These games push a person to use critical thinking and acts as a test on one's personal accomplishment. Games such as these stress the importance of reading all forms of communication and allows for many possibilities to keep things fresh and exciting. This is a reason people, such as myself, enjoy games like this. When gathered with friends, family, or peers it will apparent that even though there may be similarities between some people, there isn't one person who thinks exactly like another. The different interpretations allow excitement and originality to run wild and keep the excitement and fun factor sky high!!

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