Cocktail Party, The

Subgroup Size

Small Group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Source

Blohm, J. (1997). The cocktail party: Exploring nonverbal communication. In A. E. Fantini (Ed.), New ways in teaching culture (pp. 80-84). TESOR. 

Janet Bennett recommends this exercise for Acceptance and Minimization.

We suggest reviewing nonverbal communication strategies (such as not making eye contact, standing closer to others than you normally would, jumping in to add sentences before speakers have finished, etc.) for selecting the five strategies.