Describe two nonverbal signals used in the workplace that you or people you know use, and explain what you think those signals mean. (1-2 sentences 2.0 points)

The two non-verbal signals that are commonly used in the workplace are eye-contact and facial expression.

These signals means that one is paying attention when making an eye contact and facial expression signals how the listener is feeling.

Explanation:

Non-verbal communication is a form of communication in which the messages are given through the body-- posture, gesture, facial expression, etc. Using these non-verbal communication signals properly is important, especially in workplace.

There are several non-verbal signals used in workplace such as eye-contact, good posture, facial expression, physical distance, etc.

The two non-verbal signals that is commonly used are eye-contact and facial expression.

Eye-contact is a type of non-verbal signals that communicates the message that the listener is attentive in listening and is not wandered in his/her own thoughts. This non-verbal signal is important when you are talking to someone in your workplace, maintaing an eye-contact helps the other person to know that you are focused and attentive. It also resembles that you are respecting the speaker by listening to him/her attentively.

Facial expression is another form of non-verbal signal which expresses a lot about the feelings and emotions of the listener. If the listener is looking here and there or rolling his/her eyes, this conveys the message that he/she is getting bored and is not interested in listening. Whereas, if the person is smiling while listening to the speaker, it means that he/she is equally interested in the matter of the talk.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

when reagan refers to freedom in this passage, he uses repetition as a rhetorical device. repetition is when the same words or phrases are repeated few times to make an idea stronger and more unforgettable. in this case, when he talks about freedom, he starts the sentence whit this word followed by a verb in present simple and after an advantage of being free.

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