WHAT'S NEW @ KINETIC???!!! - Kinetic Video

MAKING CONFLICT POSITIVE
Conflict is inevitable, but it does not have to be negative.
Conflict arises for various reasons and, if approached
appropriately, can be a learning situation. This program
defines conflict, discusses responses to conflict, and
differentiates between aggression and assertiveness.
#12992 30 minutes 2007 $379.95
LISTENING
Differentiating between listening and hearing, this
program examines different types of listening including
discriminative, comprehensive, critical-evaluative,
therapeutic, and appreciative forms, and looks at the
elements of the listening process. The program also
considers barriers to effective listening.
#12874/0880 26 minutes 2008 $259.95
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT
In this program, Thomas E. Harkins of New York University examines conflict, outlines the potential benefits of conflict,
presents various definitions for conflict, negates common misconceptions surrounding conflict, discusses sources and patterns
of conflict, and discusses conflict management and prevention. He looks at pragmatic and social constructionist views of
communication and conflict; emphasizes the role of context in determining communication content; and explains how
differences in core beliefs, values, attitudes, habits, and goals can cause conflicts, even when these differences occur on a
subconscious level. The program contrasts constructive and destructive patterns of conflict, outlines the characteristics of
destructive conflict, and presents constructive methods of conflict management. It covers such topics as flexibility,
paralinguistics, avoidance and engagement, styles and tactics of conflict resolution, and the role of egocentrism in conflict.
The DVD features entertaining, illustrative vignettes. #12871/0880 21 minutes 2008 $259.95 *CC
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES
Emphasizing the role of respect in all interpersonal interactions, this program examines communication with individuals of
different ages and considers the ways in which human development affects communication abilities. It outlines the
developmental psychology and life-space perspectives of human development and explains that age groups are social
constructs. The program explores the role of positive and negative stereotypes in age-related communication, outlines the
natural reasons individual create and use stereotypes, shows how stereotypes provide categories that offer cues for
appropriate behavior, discusses the limits of stereotypes, and teaches how to employ stereotypes and the recognition of their
existence to treat people of all ages as unique individuals. The program also offers skills and techniques for communicating
with individuals of different ages and provides specific guidelines for modifying communication to enhance interpersonal
interactions with infants, toddlers, adolescents, and older adults. #12875/0880 22 minutes 2008 $259.95 *CC
PRINCIPLES OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
In this program, Karina Alexanyan of Columbia University outlines the functions of interpersonal communication,
instrumental, prevention, phatic, affective, and deceptive forms; introduces the theory behind interpersonal communication;
and teaches how to increase the effectiveness of interpersonal interactions. Explaining that communication cannot be
separated from context and that context can be as important to communication as the words spoken, Alexanyan explores the
variables that define context, including situation, style, function, participants, body language, and conscious and unconscious
assumptions and intentions. She considers the influences of group affiliation and diversity on interpersonal interactions;
discusses such facets of nonverbal communication as body language, personal appearance, proxemics, paralanguage, haptics,
and chronemics; examines listening and offers tips to improve listening effectiveness; and covers such interpersonal skills as
relating, conflict management, responding to self-disclosure, giving and receiving feedback, and enhancing communication
with individuals from diverse backgrounds. The DVD includes vignettes that illustrate effective and ineffective interpersonal
interactions. #12873/0880 25 minutes 2008 $259.95 *CC
BODY LANGUAGE SERIES
Some of your students may be bilingual and some may have taken a course in Spanish, Latin, or Japanese. But are any of
them fluent in Kinesics? Kinesics is the study of body language as a form of communication. When we read a billboard, its
message is usually larger than life and quite clear. Is it possible to read people's thoughts and feelings just by looking at
them? Well, we can get pretty close if we learn to identify the silent signals they send. These two programs go “beyond
words” and help us “read people”.
BODY LANGUAGE I: Beyond Words - People engaged in a conversation may exchange 200 words per minute, but more than
half of their communication is nonverbal. We often use gestures, postures and eye contact without thinking twice about
them, but these behaviors can communicate so much beyond the words that we use. The way we treat our personal space
and that of others can send a message that is loud and clear, even if we never speak a word. This program is an informative
look into the fascinating world of nonverbal communication and guides viewers through the land of space wars, tongue
showing, mirrored postures and the many layers that make up unspoken communication.
BODY LANGUAGE II: Reading People
We send signals all the time and may not even be aware of it. Gestures we use and faces we make send signals. The volume,
speed and inflections of our voices communicate in ways that we many not intend. Through the study of emblems,
illustrators, affect displays and eye behavior, a student of body language can gain insight to what people express beyond the
words that they use. When people do use words, students can learn to identify and interpret paralanguage. This program
provides valuable information about interpreting body language by presenting fun, easy to understand and real life examples.
If your students apply this information and do some intelligent people watching, they'll see a whole new world of
communication they may never have noticed.
#11785/1120 Two 22-minute programs 2008 *Includes Guides $125.95 each or Series $229.95 *CC
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