On your own or with a classmate, visit the college library, a mall, or anywhere else on or off campus where people gather. For about 10 or 15 minutes, observe the nonverbal cues that people give each other: Does the librarian smile at students? What is the body language of students gathered in groups? When you leave the venue, jot down and make a list of as many of your observations as you can.

Notice things such as changes in nonverbal communication when someone joins a group or leaves it.