Nonverbal Communication CHAPTER 5 Communication Embracing Difference Dunn

Nonverbal Communication CHAPTER 5 Communication: Embracing Difference Dunn & Goodnight

The Nature of Nonverbal • Intentional or Unintentional – Respond by nodding your head or rolling your eyes • Ambiguous - What does a wave mean? Hello or goodbye? • Multi-channeled – How might we use our body, voice, and appearance to send a message? • Culturally-bound – Have different meanings in different cultures

Functions of Kinesics Bodily Movement (Kinesics) Emblems – take the place Illustrators –enhance Affect displays – shows emotion Regulators – control Adaptors – cope

Functions of Touch People react differently to touch: Interpretation of touch depends on our socialization & context of the situation.

Functions Paralanguage & Silence – Pitch, Volume, Rate, & Quality – Fillers: sounds used to fill in the gaps between words. – Silence: absence of our voice

Functions of Appearance Physical Appearance & Clothing – Projects image: People establish perceptions of you based on appearance. – Sends positive and negative messages based on their perception

Functions of Proxemics Space (Proxemics) – Personal Space • Intimate, Personal, Social, and Public distance. – Territory http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=v 6 m. G 776 DTq. E Tokyo train station

Functions of Chronemics Time (Chronemics) – Our culture view time as an asset. • You budget, save, waste, and invest your time. – Messages can be sent by the use of our time. • Arriving on time or late. Spending time with someone.

Improving Nonverbal Communication • Explore all possible meanings. • Look for nonverbal messages that are consistent with verbal statements. • Use questions and descriptive feedback to achieve accuracy. – Perception checking • Monitor your own use of nonverbal communication.