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SPACE & DISTANCE (PERSONAL SPACE how space can communicate (Intimate…
SPACE & DISTANCE
PERSONAL SPACE
how space can communicate
Intimate distance
(18 inches)
reserved for very PERSONAL relationship
can REACH OUT & TOUCH
CLOSENESS of participants => voices - in the form - WHISPER
Personal distance
(18 - 4feet)
LITTLE chance - PHYSICAL contact
NORMAL voice
reserved fpr family & close friend
social distance
(4-12 feet)
most members of DOMINANT CULTURE conduct business & take part in social getherings
Public distance
used in PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS & VARY from relatively close to very far
Ex: Asian, Ss not sit close to teacher or stand near => social
Brazil, where "physical contact, closeness & human warmth" are important => conversation take place less room between participants
FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT
Feng Shui
It stressed the NEED for people and nature to live HARMONY
China, add plants to meeting rooms &workplaces. Plants PURIFY the air and encourage a HARMONIZING flow of energy
Arrangement of furniture in offices - give a clues to the CHARACTER of a people
Germany, where privacy is stressed, office seating is DISPERSED throughout the office. >.< Japan, where group & hierarchy are important, office seating is arranged according to SENIORITY, with desks abutting each other
SEATING
Send both INCONSPICUOS & OBVIOUS messages
In a court of law, past, a prisoner always stood IN THE COURT'S DOCK.
Nowadays, in some like VN, in some cases, prisoner hasn't had to do that
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