1. Silence
A presentation by
Qing Du and Mark Montiel

2. si·lence [sahy-luhns] noun
1. absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
2. the state or fact of being silent; muteness.
3. absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern
4. the state of being forgotten; oblivion: in the news again after years of silence.
5. concealment; secrecy.

3. Silence
as a means of communication
as a means of miscommunication
and the power of pausing
and its positive and negative values
and culture

4. Silence as a means of communication
Common link between speech and silence is that
the same interpretive process apply to someone’s
remaining meaningfully silent in discourse as to
thier speaking

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In other words silence carries meaning

6. Silence as a means of miscommunication
Silence can also cause trouble, in the way the
message may be misinterpreted or if enacted for a
long period of time
Teacher: So what do you guys think
Students: (silence, looking down)
Teacher: (pause)... fine... sure... Yeah I agree... That’s a good point you made.
Students: (Giggle)
The Idea of talking to a Brick Wall

7. Silence and the power of pausing
one of silence’s important features is the power of
the pause. various pause times have the power to
convey different meanings in different situations,
falling into the idea of perception and valuation.
pausing as a symbol of being in deep though
vs
pausing as a symbol of not being assertive

8. Silence and its positive and negative values
A . A linkage function: Slience may bond two (or more) people or it may spa-
rate them.
B. An affecting function: Slience may heal (over time) or wound.
C. A revelation function: Slience may make something known to a person
(self-explpration) or it may hide information from others.
D. Judfmental function: Slience may signal assent and favor or it may signal
disent and disfavor.
E. An activating function: Slience may signal deep thoughtfulness (work) or it
may signal mental inactivity.

9. Silence and culture
The Value of Silence in Japan derives from the conceptualization of the self as
split into two parts. the INNER and the OUTWARD.
INNER is associated with truthfulness and is located symbolically in the heart
and belly
OUTWARD is associated with the face, mouth, and spoken words and with
deception, disguise, falsity and so on, where as silence expresses inner truth

10. as far as the inner truth is concerened silence is the best way of expressing
and maintaining it, whereas when the outward truth of the spoken word
maybe socially harmful and bringing about criticism, hatred or humilation,
silence is the best means of concealing it.
If you have nothing nice to say don’t say anything at all.

11. In relationships there are two types of dimensions in the form of silence which are in
complete opposition to each other
1) By expressing thier affection for each other by non verbal means and in silence
-Being Lovey Dovey
2) As an expression of social defiance in disagreeing with someone, objecting to what
has been said or done, or as a signal of anger and hatred
-The Silent Treatment

12. Silence is Golden
Silence is Deadly

13. Fin