Describes a structured group activity that helps to achieve the developmental tasks in the initial stages of counseling and therapy groups. Participants make two signs to portray the individual's positive attributes or negative attributes. Describes the activity's purpose, requirements, setting, and discusses the group process. (Author/JAC)

Outlines some recent theoretical discussions of silence as communication. Describes nine exercises the speech communication instructor can use to teach silence and shows which specific function of silence each exercise teaches. (JMF)

Current issues of multicultural concern include language, nonverbal communication, cognitive styles, and intelligence testing. Discussions about court mandates and research findings are included. Teacher attitudes and the responsibility of schools of education are examined. (JN)

Examines the relation of Pidgin Sign English to American Sign Language and the written English of deaf persons. (AM)

Paralinguistic and nonverbal behaviors were the best predictors of ratings of subjects' overall performance. Complex verbal categories were the most significant predictors of skill across different situations. Results also showed clear sex differences in degree and pattern of cue usage between male and female judges. (Author)

Suggests ways of gradually developing delivery skills in public speaking by students in business speech courses. (RL)

Style of behavior, or the manner in which meaning is transmitted, is a cultural element. Children learn cultural communication systems by participating in them. (JD)

Analysis of questionnaires completed by 195 teachers of deaf blind children indicated that speech, signs, gestures, and writing were the primary communication methods most frequently employed. Possible reasons for the teachers' disproportionate use of speech are considered. (CL)

Examines the dynamics of the formation of impressions that teachers and pupils have of one another and suggests that the time pupils take to complete a teacher-directed task may be a nonverbal component in the formation of teachers' impressions. (Author/MP)

Presents a critique and further tests of a model proposed by Burgoon on the effects of violating conversational distance expectations. Based on the results and critique, it is concluded that the model needs revision to include the interactive effects of reward and distance. (JMF)

A description of 14 communication systems used by the deaf blind is provided. (PHR)

The production and comprehension of pointing and their developmental relationship in the young child was examined in a study of 36 male and female 9- to 14-month-old infants. (CM)

Results indicated that clients who were touched evaluated the counseling experience more positively than no-touch subjects. Stronger effects occurred when clients were touched by an opposite-sex counselor. (Author)

Basic management of disruptive classroom behavior is a necessary aspect of classroom control. Three basic techniques are planned: ignoring, in which inappropriate behavior is not reinforced; signal interference, in which nonverbal signals on the part of the teacher affect behavior change; and proximity control, in which the teacher's physical…

Discusses the use of specific styles of strategic interaction among professional poker players in their attempts to conceal, distort, or discover useful information about their opponents in order to maximize some gain. (JMF)