A 10th-grade teacher is going over instructions for a homework assignment. Two students are chatting in the back; the teacher wa
lks over to the chatting students and, without stopping his own instructions, and puts one hand gently on each desk. The teacher is using nonverbal language to: Encode a message that says, “Please pay attention.” Decode exactly what it is the students are whispering about. Send a mixed message designed to confuse the students. Make sure his vocal delivery is the volume and cadence he intends it to be. NEXT
– not panic – take control of the situation
– reassure the person if he is conscious – know where to call for immediate
medical assistance
– act quickly to help the person until
emergency medical personnel arrives
