The Power of Emotion
there is an interesting talkshow today on tv. The issue “The power of emotions” is discussed from different points of view. My part is to illustrate the issue related to emotions in politics. The talkshow can be seen via th following link for about another week.
click on West ART talkshow
http://www.wdr.de/tv/westart/sonntag/sendungsbeitraege/2012/0617/uebersicht.jsp?sdatum=2012-6-17
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This is an interesting and inspiring message. The more China moves towards the western countries, the more Chinese engage in western business and culture, the more western countries need to open up to the language.
Thus these means also to open up to a completely different way of nonverbal communication and body expression. A way which we are not familar with at all. Just think of one fact: western are used to look at the other´s mouth when talking while Chinese are used to look at the other´s eyes while talking.
Looking at the mouth makes it very difficult to get an impression of the facial expression. ……………………….
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some days ago I came across some very thoughtful photo on facebook.
The text says: your words can hurt, please use them wisely.
Well, the one side of the issue is that words can harm, can hurt even
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yesterday there was election in one big state of Germany. Interesting in so far as in contrast to many other eöections we had a clear winner and a clear looser. Not the result struck my mind, not the winner or looser impressed me, but one little side phenomenon.
Some shade behind the spoken words.
Both politicians were asked about the importance of the politician as a person, not as representative of a special programm or party. Both answered the same way:………………
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When my wife and I had a walk yesterday we met two Chinese women and one Chinese man picking some grass or so. Wondering what they really were picking up made us come closer and ask them. Quite a bit puzzled and uncertain how to react they smiled at us very openly and friendly.
No words followed. — More smile.
We repeated our question more slowly and smiled also a bit puzzled. And looked at the same time at their hands which held the stinging nettles. We now knew, but…..still stayed there not knowing whether to leave or to go on communicating.
Again no word. Some almost whispering words………………………….
Read More.Inspired by the way how Chinese move….
……………….well it feels like starting to write an article and sitting in front of the blanc sheet of paper. In mind every word is already prepared but it has to be written down.
I started this group because I came into contact with some Chinese and experienced them moving in a different way than many Germans do. Or nonverbally communicating in a way I did not feel familiar with, though the relationship was friendly and open enough. I became interested in what happened and of course how to respond. —–
I also visited a very interesting………………..
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