Intro: (appx. 1/2 page). Tell me the two Chapters you chose, and, describe which issue or fact or element of each author’s approach to nonverbal communication you found most interesting or novel. Be specific; don’t only state “I like his approach” or “his approach was most scientific.” You need to explain why. Thus “His approach was most scientific because he…” or “I like his approach because he …”
Commonalities: (appx. 1 page). Describe 2 guiding principles or other aspects of nonverbal communication that each of your two author’s chapters have in common with each other. Be specific here too, and keep it focused on the nonverbal stuff. Are there assumptions they share? How do they assess or prove things?
Differences: (appx. 1 page). Describe 2 guiding principles or other aspects of nonverbal communication that each of your author’s chapters differ from each other. Be specific…different assumptions? Models of human nature? Situational factors?
Contemporary synthesis: (appx. 1 page). Describe which of the two chapter authors you selected had the most effective application of nonverbal communication. Why do you think that is so? And finally: How might that author be helped or hindered by advances in Artificial Intelligence? Give one reason how AI might help them, and one reason why it might hinder their work. (e.g., written accounts, nonverbal behavior analysis, faking investigations, identifying killers, product marketing, diagnosing patients, or whatever -ANYTHING you can think of even if tangentially related). Make sure to back up your reason with at least one fact from either the text / book of readings / lectures from our Nonverbal Communication course. Also make sure that you keep the focus on nonverbal communication aspects, and the science of it all, as they apply to the practical issue. If you use material from Chapter 18 of the text (the synthesis chapter) make sure to cite that as the place where you got the insight; however, you need to come up with your own insights too.
