Foundation: Professionalism and Communication

Scene 1 (video)

Asian Jim - The Office (1:42)

Let's change the tone a bit for this scene. You may know of or watched the TV show, The Office. The scene is about a prank being played on the character, Dwight Schrute. (The Office, NBC, September 10, 2019)

• What did you observe about the nonverbal communication and proxemics (the physical distance) between each of the characters?
• What did you notice with each characters’ paraverbal communication (voice language - tone, speed, and volume) during the scene?
• The portrayal of mistrust emerged for both of the male characters during this scene, how did their nonverbal and paraverbal communication demonstrate this? 
• What are the human elements that came into play during this scene?