You arrive at the industrial purchasing agent's office on time. This is your first meeting. After you have waited five minutes, the agent's assistant says, "she will see you." After the initial greeting, the purchasing agent asks you to sit down. For each of these three situations answer the 3 questions that follow: Situation 1:She sits up straight in her chair behind her desk. She clasps her hands together and with little expression on her face says, "what can I do for you?" Situation 2: She sits down behind her desk. She moves slightly backward in her chair, crosses her arms and, while looking around the room, says, "what can I do for you?" Situation 3: She sits down behind her desk. She moves slightly forward in her chair. She seems hurried, et she is relaxed toward your presence. Her arms are uncrossed. She looks you squarely in the eye and with a pleasant look on her face says, "What can I do for you?" Answer the following: What nonverbal signals is she communicating? How would you respond nonverbally? What would you say to her?

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Situation 1 Nonverbal Signals The purchasing agents upright posture clasped hands and lack of expression suggest a formal and reserved demeanor She ma... View the full answer