Communication Non-Verbal Communication the Show

Communication Non-Verbal Communication The show was CSI: Miami, an episode featuring the shooting of a rap artist's security guard. The communication between characters in this show, both verbal and non-verbal is largely based on the job, and on the seriousness of the job. There is little banter or personal discussion between the characters; it is all based on looking for criminals and searching for clues.

Some of the non-verbal situations included questioning a suspect, where the main character (David Caruso) did not even look at the suspect but instead stood with his back to him looking out a window as he asked the questions. At first, this character was quite glib and nonchalant about his involvement in the shooting, but as the questions got more probing, his face changed and he became more serious.

At first, he was smiling, showing his teeth a lot, grinning, and his eyes were big, and he used his hands as he talked. When he got frightened, his manner changed, it was even more obvious when watching the show with no sound. During this scene, it was clear how his manner changed as the questioning intensified. His eyes narrowed, he did not smile or grin, and he seemed to get "smaller" in the chair. He seemed to disappear inside himself, somewhat. It was clear he was frightened.

Through it all, the two detectives doing the questioning remained impassive and direct - to the point. They did narrow in on the suspect when his manner changed, but their manner did not change that much. They seemed like one-dimensional characters that existed only to solve crimes. Their lack of interaction with each other except about the case made them uninteresting, and made most of their communication styles the same.

In fact, they seemed bored or boring at times, and if they had been through so many murders, they were jaded by the entire experience. There were looks of boredom or disinterest on their faces, and they had little facial or body movement to show great interest or great involvement. They seemed stiff and wooden somehow, and their non-verbal body language, what there was of it, helped to convey this message. The second scene involved two investigators gathering up camera phones that had been used during the rapper's concert.

They interacted with a blonde-haired woman who did not want to give up her phone. She was a typical "ditzy" blonde who had no idea what she would do for three hours without her phone. The scene was meant to add some comic relief, but it was still played with the same kind of unemotional intensity that the other detectives had. These people are supposed to be serious about their work, and there is little banter or personal talk at all.

Because of this, their body language is stilted as well. It is almost as if they were "half" people who only act one way on the show, and keep the rest of their lives (and their reactions) to themselves. This woman was not shy, and it was clear by the way she tossed the phone into the evidence envelope she was annoyed. After she turns in the phone, she turns her back on the two investigators, and clear message about how little she thinks of them.

The scene is short, but it is helpful in assessing non-verbal communication because it conveys a range of emotions and thoughts in a quick, simple scene. She has no interest in the case, in these men and their jobs, or anything but herself, and it.