Communication Awkwardness

Well, I decided that I would do the awkward communication moment for this project. I didn't know where I was going to do it so I finally just decided at my job. One of my managers was working and I knew she would be a perfect target for the project. When I first talked to her, I just communicated with her normally. After about an hour into working, I finally decided to initiate the project. I started by just getting really close to her face while I was talking, you could tell by her facial reactions that she felt very uncomfortable in the situation. She kept smiling as well, but you could tell that she was smiling because she did not know what else to do. I then proceeded to take it to the next level and breath heavily/awkwardly when I was around her. This was really hard to do because I wanted to laugh so hard. She just kept laughing and smiling while I was trying to have a normal conversation with her. I eventually went back to normal and explained everything to her.

I noticed that laughing and smiling can be a non-verbal defense mechanism to feel comfortable in a situation. It's amazing how just the distance between two people communicating can really disrupt the process itself. I also find it peculiar that some cultures talk in really close personal bubbles. I now know if I want to make somebody feel really awkward all I have to do is get in their bubble ;).