Week 3 forum
Facial Expressions
A lot of our information is gleamed from facial expressions.
Our first impressions are often formed based on facial expressions. This should
be an interesting Forum.
1. Select a photo of two people interacting (can be from
Internet or your own collection) and upload it to the Forum. You must upload
the photo to get credit for this assignment. Here is a link for photo upload
directions and it is in our resources folder.
Here is another link also for photo uploads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mueYcNHFF6I
Answer the following questions:
a. Describe the person’s facial expressions. Do they match
up with any of the descriptions of the emotions listed in Chapter 5 of your
text? Did the other person in the picture have a similar expression?
b. Why are non-verbal communications so important to a
manager?
c. How do cultural differences affect non-verbal
communication?
2. You are organizing a class (at APUS) that will be going
to the jungles of Costa Rica for seven days. You are looking to hire a local
guide to lead your group around as you collect your research data (you are
collecting information on various trees in the tropical rain forest). There are
numerous options, so you decide to call the top few and interview them over the
phone. Before doing this, you remember taking MGMT 100 at APUS and covering
information-getting interviews. You remember that you should develop a list of
questions to gain the information you require.
a. Develop at least four questions to ask each guide.
b. Post each question in your Forum for the week.
c. What information do you hope to gain from each question?
Will four questions be enough for you to make a decision on which guide to
select? Why or why not?
