you Who are you? Who am I? This question has often been asked during the growth of everyone. When we were young‚ studying in the kindergarten‚ we would probably answer the teacher with your name. But at the moment‚ I will think deeper than just the name given by my parent. We all have a different answer for a different age of ourselves‚ maybe when I become older I will change my answer again. The reason why we have different answers towards this question is because of the interaction
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about " Aphasia " You were probably confronted with aphasia for the first time a while back. In the beginning aphasia raises questions‚ such as: what is aphasia ‚ who has aphasia ‚ what are the symptoms of it ‚ and what are the causes of aphasia ? *What is aphasia ? Every human being uses language. Talking‚ finding the right words‚understanding‚ reading‚ writing‚ and making gestures are part of our language use. If as a result of brain damage one or more parts of language use stop functioning
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Language Shapes Our Personality Can language shape our personality? Tongues we use are indispensible factors of us. If you think about it‚ human beings use the tool in form of language in every possible aspect of life. In school‚ at home‚ while watching TV‚ playing sports‚ reading books‚ at the store‚ even on the walk. It is also a part of one’s heritage‚ cultural belonging and ethnic identity. Language surrounds us from every possible direction. It would be “silly” to say it has no influence
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Can you tell when someone is telling a lie? People commonly believe that by looking at someone’s eyes‚ you can tell if he or she is lying. Humans have traditionally thought of the eyes as being the “windows to the soul.” In Macbeth‚ Duncan claims that this is untrue‚ stating that‚ “There is no art/ to find the mind’s construction in the face‚” (Act 1‚ Scene 4‚ Lines 11-12). He is suggesting that you can not read someone’s emotions through their face or eyes. However‚ in the same way that it is possible
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Do you know what I am doing? (thumbs up to the side – Hitch hiking). When I do this‚ most of you would think it means “good job”. But in the middle east‚ for example in Iran‚ it’s an insult similar to “the middle finger”. Good evening Madam Toastmaster‚ fellow toastmasters and guests‚ tonight let’s look at body language in different cultures. Do you agree that gestures can communicate as effectively as words? I agree. Some might argue‚ it maybe even more than words. However we must be aware different
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Introduction The Mass Media is an important feature of modern society; its development has undoubtedly been a core factor to rapid social and technological change and also to the rise in personal income and standard of life as well as the decline of some social traditions. Mass media can be defined as venues for messages that are created for consumption by large numbers of people. It is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a very large audience
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Communication in a social context tends to be of an unplanned nature and varies depending on the circumstances that we find ourselves in‚ who we are communicating with and our feelings towards them. If communicating via emails and texts we do so in an informal manner for example using abbreviations‚ expressing opinions and views. If we were to be communicating in writing on a professional level through letters‚ emails and texts they tend to be planned‚ a certain format used to do so and are written
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The Importance of Body Language in Tutoring “Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech‚ and apparently‚ 80% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body‚ not the words.” (Deborah Bull) Body language plays‚ in my opinion‚ an important role in tutoring and it is especially important with ESL student who often use observation to understand better and to compensate some deficit in oral communication. According to Wikipedia’s definition
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Body Language. It has been said that actions speak louder than words‚ but‚ what exactly is body language? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as: "The gestures‚ movements‚ and‚ mannerisms by which a person or animal communicates with others. So‚ now knowing this definition the phrase "Actions speak louder than words " starts to make a lot more sense. Even though our body language does not reveal all our innermost thoughts and feelings‚ it does not mean it is to be ignored. It plays a key role
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BODY LANGUAGE ------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION Body language is the non-verbal communication of the human beings‚ both conscious and unconscious. It is the way we judge other people and the way they judge us. 93% of the human communication is through body language‚ and just 7% through the words themselves. ------------------------------------------------- THEORY Presentation & Meetings: People need a set of core skills: conscious control of voice and body
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