After reviewing the Free Hugs resources provided, first ask yourself what you liked about the verbal and nonverbal messages you saw and heard. Then consider how your interpretation of the video changed after reading about it.
For this discussion, describe two situations in your own life (one verbal and one nonverbal) where you feel that you have communicated poorly. Refer to specific information given in the text, videos, and web pages to discuss how you could have enhanced your communication in the situations you described.
In response to your classmates, expand upon what others have written and offer advice (personal and from the text) that could help them improve their communication.
1. Free Hugs Campaign - Official Page (Youtube)
2. The Zipf Mystery (Youtube)
ood, J. T. (2017). Communication in our lives (8th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage.
Chapter 5: The Verbal Dimension of Communication (pp. 89-105).
Chapter 6: The Nonverbal Dimension of Communication (pp. 109-126).