One of the functions that can be served by nonverbal communication is to regulate action. This was reinforced to me this morning while walking from our parking spot to the competition room in Kansas City.
Kelton and I were standing side by side at a crosswalk waiting for the light to turn green in our favor. A third gentleman was there and he was looking at his phone.
Kelton stepped slightly out into the street to look at something shiny. When he did this, the other guy, still looking at his phone, started to walk right out in front of a taxi. We stopped him and then had a good laugh about not following Kelton to your doom...
We so often fail to think about or recognize the impact our individual behaviors have on those around us. Even when we don't intend to send a message, we do. And those messages can potentially have dire consequences for those around us.
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