EIP Draft Review Melissa Nicholson

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Kiya Jackson

Malcolm Campbell

English 1103

November 8, 2012


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Interviewer: Kiya Jackson

Interviewees: Jaci Ulibarri & Austin Gay (Roommate & Her Boyfriend)

Emily Brown & Collin (Dorm Neighbor & Her Boyfriend)

Kathryn Jackson (Mother)

Intro music

Me: Picture this, you have just had your first kiss and your eyes are still closed. You feel as if

you have reached cloud nine, but then you open your eyes and your crush looks as if he/she has

smelled road kill. Do you think they enjoyed that kiss? Without saying anything you can already

tell that the kiss was probably not as enjoyable for them as it was for you.

Me: I decided to explore affectionate body language in different stages of a relationship, but

even went a little further and explored affection in the relationship between a mother and

daughter.

Me: I shall be interviewing two couples; one that has only been together for a month and one

that has been together for over a year. I will also be interviewing my mother and giving my own

brief description of my long distance relationship with my boyfriend from back home.

Me: Firstly I would like to talk about how I became attracted to my boyfriend of six months,

Greg. Greg was an underclassman that I was assigned to tutor and at first I wouldnt even give

him a second glance, then something changed during the second semester. He started saying hey

to me in the hallway and asking how my day was going, I still paid him no mind. It wasnt until

he started hugging me every time our paths crossed that I developed feelings. I still cant explainexactly what it was about his hugs, but I know that they made me feel wanted, comfortable and

safe.

(Insert Quote: In a romantic relationship, healthy communication is crucial because there are so

many messages being sent and received that have concealed implications. Amanda Daniels. I

now will be interviewing the couples.)

(Music. Pictures of couples.)

Me: (introduce couple being interviewed) This is my roommate Jaci and her boyfriend of two

years, Austin. I just want to ask them a little bit about the non-verbal side of their relationship.

Me: Could you please give a brief summary of how you two met?

Austin: I seen her in eighth grade and I thought she was very pretty and I went after her for a

few years and she finally started to date me.

Jaci: It was a while (Incoherent mumbling)


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Me: How important do you think non-verbal affection is in your relationship?

Jaci: Very important.

Austin: Very.

Jaci:You cant copy my answer!

Austin: Super.

Jaci: Actions speak louder than words.

Me: Is there certain things that the other does non-verbally that lets you know if they are mad,

sad, happy, scared, etc?

J & A: (speaks at the same time)

Austin: You can go Jaci.

Jaci: When Austin gets mad his jaw clenches up, he does this weird walk and stance. (makes

ugh noise) He crosses his arms.

Austin: Jaci does this thing where she turns away from you and pouts.

Jaci: I dont pout.

Austin: And her lip just (makes face) like a kid.

Me: When you kiss how do you tell that the other enjoys it? I ask this because I happened upon

an interview of a couple where both suffered from Aspergers syndromeand the male wasnt that

fond of kissing. (insert quote) Well, I guess it was the first night that we spent together, and I

was - well, I don't like kissing as much as Kirsten does, but I sort of went along with it. But I

don't know. I, the next day, explained my reluctance, sort of, but I tried to play along. Jack

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Jaci: Your eyes light up.

Austin: If she smiles

Jaci: Yea you start smiling.

Austin: If um.

Jaci: Hug longer

Austin: If she licks her lips before she kisses me. She bites her lip.

Jaci: Can you stop? (laughs)


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Austin: She gives me this animalistic look.

Me:What if Jaci wasnt an affectionate person or vice versa?

Austin: I would still love her.

Jaci: Yeah I would still love him.

Austin: Shes not affectionate anyways.

Jaci: (smiles)

(Music. Picture of mother and daughter.)

Me: I wanted to also look at how non-verbal affection is between family members so I decided

to ask my mother about the relationship between me and her.

Me: Most kids tend to show less and less affection the older they get. Do you think this puts astrain on the relationship between parent and child? How so?

Mom: Sometimes because mom wants to give a hug and child is like oh mom thats childish,

but then when they get older and become mature and they are glad to hug their mommy because

some people dont have their mommies available.

Me: What non-verbal affectionate gestures do I do that you pick up on? Can you tell if Im being

genuine or just want something?

Mom: Um when youre not feeling good, I know. You dont have to tell me because I can tell by

how you look, how your body is or what you are not doing. And I can tell when you wantsomething because you get the pouty look. Like puppy dog eyes.

Me: I just have a random question to add. Why is it when a child is just responding to a parent

yall get offensive and consider it back talking?

Mom: What??

(repeats question)

Mom: Because it depends on your tone. You know when you are back talking to get your point

across.


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Works Cited

Carnes, David. "The Difference Between Verbal & Nonverbal Communication."

LiveStrong.com. 21 Nov. 2011. Web. 14 Oct. 2012..

Dixit, Jay, Matthew, Hara, Carlin. "Fast Forces of Attraction." Psychology Today 1 Jan. 2008: 1-

2. Web. 16 Oct. 2012.

Donvan, John. Personal interview.Learning To Love, And Be Loved, With Autism. Public Radio,

18 Jan. 2012. NPR.org Web. 15 Oct 2012.

Prinsen, Tracy, and Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter. "The Difference In Nonverbal Behaviors And

How It Changes In Different Stages Of A Relationship. Texas Speech CommunicationJournal 35.1 (2010): 1-7. Communication & Mass Media Complete. Web. 17 Oct. 2012.

I really enjoyed your video and the idea is great!

One thing I would probably work on is making better eye contact with the camera, instead of it

looking like youre reading.

I thought it was great how you brought up the source that you saw with the couple with

asbergers.

Im excited to see how your video turns out in the end (: Its a great start!!

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