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NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

Published on Jul 23, 2018

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NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

TYPES
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TYPES

  • Paralanguage
  • Body Movement
  • Eye Messages
  • Clothing

TYPES

  • Space and Distance
  • Touch
  • Smell
  • Time

1. PARALANGUAGE

vocal features that accompany speech and contribute to communication
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Paralanguage

-the way in which you say the words
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1.1.Rate (Speed)

-Are you a fast or a slow talker?
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Fast speakers are seen as more confident, competent, credible, and intelligent.

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But they are also seen as less honest and trustworthy than slower speakers.

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1.2. Pitch

is the highness or lowness of voice

Researchers assert that speakers are judges as competent if they use a higher and varied pitch.

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1.3. Volume

loudness or softness of the speaker's voice

Loud or Soft voice?

A loud voice is fine if it's appropriate to the speaker's purpose.

1.4. Vocal Fillers

The sounds you use to fill out your sentences or to cover up or fill pauses.

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2. BODY MOVEMENT

also called "kinesics"

2.1. EMBLEMS

Body movements that directly translate into words
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2.1. EMBLEMS

Body movements that directly translate into words
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2.2. ILLUSTRATORS
-accent, emphasize, reinforce words

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Example:
slumped posture could imply fright, insecurity, lack of self-discipline

2.3. REGULATORS
-control the flow of communication

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REGULATORS

  • these are body movements that signal the beginning and end of interactions
  • Example: Pointing to the person you want to speak next
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2.4. DISPLAYS OF FEELINGS

-show how intensely a person is feeling
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"You're feeling down today."

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2.5. ADAPTORS

ways of adjusting to a communciation situtation
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behaviors that satisfy physical or psychological needs

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Examples

  • playing with jewelry
  • moving around a lot
  • playing with your hair
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3. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

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happiness
sadness
fear
anger

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4. eye messages

all information conveyed by the eyes alone
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Eye messages indicate attentiveness, involvement, immediacy, and connection to others.

Prolonged stares can be intimidating.

5. CLOTHING

This gives a strong and immediate impression to its wearer.
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Clothing projects a message; by choosing particular clothing, wearers commit themselves to the statement clothing makes.

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CATEGORIES

of clothing
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  • Uniforms
  • Occupational dress
  • Leisure Clothing
  • Costumes

5.1. UNIFORMS

most specialized form of clothing; identify wearers with particular org.
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Its wearers are told when to wear it and what they can and cannot wear with it.

5. 2. occupational dress

clothing that employees are expected to wear
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Unlike wearers of uniforms, employees who wear occupational dress have choices.

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5. 3. leisure clothing

clothing that is worn when the work is over

Because this kind of clothing is chosen, some people assert their personal identities through it.

5. 4. costumes

form of highly individualized clothing

6. body adornment

includes any addition to the physical body

It's designed to beautify or decorate

examples

  • Hairstyles
  • Facial hair
  • Make-up
  • Tattoos

7. space and distance

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PRoxemics

examines the way people use space and distance

7.1 Intimate distance

people in direct contact with each other
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7.2. personal distance

distance in casual and personal conversations
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7.3. social distance

the distance you maintain when you do not know people very well
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7.4. public distance

public speaking; communication is more formal

The distance people keep from other people is determined both by culture and occasion.

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8. touch

Haptics- the study of touch

categories of touch

Richard Heslin

8.1. functional-professional touch

impersonal and business-like

8.2. social-polite

used to acknowledge someone else

8.3. friendship-warmth

used in close relationships
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8.4. love-intimacy touch

used in more intense relationships
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Touch behaviors are important during initial interactions, and cultural differences in these nonverbal practices can lead to miscommunication and misunderstanding.

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What do you think about this one?

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9. smell

The study of smell is called OLFACTICS.
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It is thought that smells can affect us at very basic levels, such as moods, and emotions.

What about this one?

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10. time

The study of time is called CHRONEMICS.

Your control of time is an important form of nonverbal communication.

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