Botswana College of Distance & Open Learning

Diploma in Business Management

Business Communication

Assignment: 2

Mmoniemang Motsele

Section A Question 1 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. A

Proxemics are distance between actors and what this tells the audience about their relationship. For instance, if character A is in a room and then B enters; A may show his dislike for B by moving the the other side of the room, or A may show he is very happy to see B by moving towards him. As our attitudes towards people are forever evolving, an actor would move closer or further away from other actors during a scene depending on how their characters feelings towards that character changes.
Para-linguistics are the nonverbal aspects of communications in different languages, such as body language and wordless expression. Examples are smiling,gestures or body movements, laughing, and more specifically, English-language examples include "um," "erm", "aha," and "mm-hmm."

Paralinguistics Paralinguistics are the aspects of spoken communication that do not involve words. These may add emphasis or shades of meaning to what people say. Some definitions limit this to verbal communication that is not words. Example Body language, gestures, facial expressions, tone and pitch of voice are all examples of paralinguistic features. In the classroom Paralinguistic features of language are extremely important as they can change message completely. Tone and pitch of voice is commonly dealt with at all language levels, but a fuller consideration of paralinguistics is often left to very advanced courses.