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Body Language Assignment
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In your OWN words, write at least a paragraph for each of the following questions:
1 .What is kinesics and why is it so important in non verbal communication?
2. What nonverbal behaviors of yours do you find most effective and why?
3. Do you feel actions speak louder than words? Why? Give an example
4. Give a recent example of how have you used your face and facial expressions (kinesics) to send meaning, what meaning did you send? How was it received?
5 .When do you think communicating by touch (haptics), can be more powerful than words?
6 .Why do you think (physical appearance) is so important to most people (especially in western culture)?
7. Tell me what scent or smell (olfactics), brings you back and triggers a childhood memory for you? What is that childhood memory?
8.Tell me about your own personal (artifact, something someone special gave to you, or something you bought for yourself…it can be anything from a keychain to a piece of clothing, jewelry, a letter addressed to you, etc)... Tell me why it was given to you and what is it’s meaning to you…
9. (Silence) can be so powerful in conveying a message...Give examples on how silence can be so important in nonverbal communication?
10. What (environmental factors) help you feel good? Which environmental factors are more negative for you?
A First Look At Communication Engaging in Non-Verbal Communication Chapter Five Wood: Communication Mosaics, 7e Focus Questions What is nonverbal communication? What types of nonverbal behavior have scholars identified? Focus Questions How does nonverbal communication express cultural values? How can you improve your effectiveness in using and interpreting nonverbal communication? Overview of Chapter Exploration of nonverbal interaction Identify principles of nonverbal communciation Discuss types of nonverbal behavior Guidelines for effectiveness What Do You Think? “Actions speak louder than words” Nonverbal Communication It allows us to establish identity express thoughts and feelings reflect on ourselves define and regulate relationships create interactions climates Nonverbal Communication It includes all aspects of communication other than words Includes: gestures body language how we utter words features of environments objects Nonverbal Communication Ray Birdwhistell (1970), Hickson, Stacks, & Moore (2004), & Albert Mehrabian (1981) stated: Nonverbal communication accounts for 65% to 93% of the total meaning of communication. Nonverbal Communication Is ambiguous Interacts with verbal communication Regulates interaction Reflects cultural values Nonverbal Communication Establishes relationship-level meanings responsiveness liking power Types of Nonverbal Behaviors There are 10 kinds Each is used to create and interpret meanings 1: Kinesics Refers to body position and body motions, including those of the face Body postures and gestures may signal whether we are open to interaction The face is particularly powerful in conveying liking and responsiveness 2: Haptics Nonverbal communication involving physical touch Compared to men, women are more likely to engage in touch to show liking and intimacy Men are more likely than women to use touch to assert power and control 3: Physical Appearance Western culture places an extremely high value on it sex, skin color, size May have no factual basis, but can affect personal and social relationships decisions about hiring, placement, and promotion Cultures prescribe ideals and these vary across cultures western cultural ideals emphasize thinness in women and muscularity and height in men 4: Olfactics Is a term for our perception of odors and scents Smell is a form of communication Scents we choose to wear can be personal signatures Pheromones may affect sexual attraction 5: Artifacts Personal objects we use to announce our identities to personalize our environments Clothing is one of the most common forms Expresses our cultural and ethnic identities Can announce one’s profession 6: Proxemics Refers to space and how we use it Status, culture, interaction needs, interdependency, power relationships 7: Environmental Factors Elements of settings that affect how we feel, think, and act We choose colors, furniture arrangements, and other things to create the atmosphere we desire 8: Chronemics Refers to how we perceive and use time to define identities and interaction Western societies value time and speed Involves expectations of time influenced by social norms 9: Paralanguage Communication that is vocal but not actual words Includes sounds: murmurs & gasps vocal qualities volumepitch rhythminflection 10: Silence A lack of communicated sound Can communicate powerful messages Can convey contentment Can also communicate awkwardness Guidelines for Effective Nonverbal Communication Monitor your nonverbal communication Interpret others’ nonverbal communication tentatively personal qualifications contextual qualifications Summary Nonverbal Communication symbolic Five principles of Nonverbal Communication 10 Types of Nonverbal Communication Guidelines for Effective Nonverbal Communication