Person To Person - Making Communications Work For You

Duration: 10 min

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1973

Creator: 1001 N Poinsettia Place

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 22Nov72 · LP43672 (Jul-Dec 1974) Copyright holder: Bryant and Stratton Business Institute, Inc

Description: Explores four areas of office communication, including facial expression, body language, eye contact and vocal enthusiasm. Presents examples of both positive and negative communication in each area.

Complete Record: Facial expression, body language, eye contact and vocal enthusiasm comprise the four areas of office communications explored by this film. Woman smiles, laughs, people at water cooler laugh, guy holding sign winks, guy shrugs, desk, woman at work, guy on phone, guy gets door for person with lots of folders. Title “FACIALS EXPRESSIONS” people in office make various expressions, have conversations, coworker is jealous. Title “SHOWING INTEREST” bored girl at desk of boss, she begins to pay attention after he confronts her. Title “EYE CONTACT” woman leans over girl at computer, tries to teach girl how to use it, young women work at computers/typewriters, they smile, girl learns to look into eyes of supervisor, girls smile, they get it. Title “BODY LANGUAGE” boss-like man looks over people working in office, various people in office have inner monologues about boss, various multicultural faces in CU, man learns to be relaxed and open. Title “VOICE IMPRESSIONS” woman talks on phone, young man with glasses talks on phone, the girl takes a message, transfers to another line Title “ASKING QUESTIONS” Man talking to classroom like room at chalkboard, he has a clipboard and explains to people at tables, reaction shots of people at tables, they are confused, young man stands up and asks a question to clarify, leader explains, woman at table repeats, man hands out papers. Back to the guy opening door for lady, people having conversation, CU of faces with eye contact, boss with folded arms, man on phone, woman on phone writes notes, moving shot of classroom, people react to leader in tie, they file out of room

Metadata Source:UNT Digital Library