The Communication Concepts Of Kinesics And Mythical Norms

Imagine a world without sound. Instead, what if you see sound or feel sound? In the TED Talk, The Enchanting Music of Sign Language (2015), Christine Sun Kim is a born deaf artist that translate sound into visual language of art and sign language. As sound can be the biggest obstacle for the deaf culture, Christine did not let that disempower her, but rather empower her to realize the powers of American Sign Language (ASL) and open the eyes if people that sound can be seen through what she calls, †visual language.† Observing her speech, even though she is unable to verbally communicate, Christine’s expresses her emotions and word through her facial expressions and the context of her speech breaks the barrier of a common norm that sound is something that is just heard, not see. Christine Sun Kim’s speech shows many communications concepts that can be analyzed from Warren and Fassett (2015). In this essay, I will be providing application on how the communicati on concepts of kinesics and mythical norms was portrayed in the speech of Christine Sun Kim. Christine Sun Kim was born deaf, and therefore her nonverbal communications skill is more emphasized than the average hearing person. Out of all the nonverbal communication skills, kinesics is one concept that first came into my mind. According to Warren and Fassett (2015), kinesics are our â€Å"gestures, body movements, and facial expressions† (p.161). As Christine speaks, her facial expressions changes between every word and she