Non Verbal Communication

Body movement and posture – the way in which people walk, move their hands or even cross their legs can send a message about how they are feeling. When people sit with their arms crossed can mean that they are not taking any notice or that they disagree with you. Leaning back or to the side can show people that they are relaxed or even bored. If you are leaning forward, that can show people that you are interested or that you are showing sympathy or concern. When being face to face with someone that can send the message of being angry.

Nonverbal communication is something that most people take for granted. There are many different ways people can agree or disagree to a statement by changing a facial expression or moving their head. Being a good communicator is not only about words; it is about how you look or move while you speak. Having an

Gestures. This can communicate feelings and helps people to be understood. Arms and hands are moved to accompany what people say and add emphasis to what is being said. Gestures can be emphatic or descriptive.

Non-verbal cues are important when communicating feelings and attitudes. When our verbal and non-verbal communications are not synchronize of look fishy, people will be lead to believe the non-verbal. Signals and postures are the main components of body language. The skill of recognizing the whole components of body language signs will give a better interpretation than trying to interpret individual elements. Body language interpretations are different according to the culture of a community which are acceptable in one culture can be offensive in another

When most of us think about communication, many of us immediately imagine ourselves talking to someone or writing them a message. Most of us do not actively think about the equally or more likely, much more important nonverbal cues that are very much a part of how people perceive our chosen messages. The main types of nonverbal communication cues that I focused on while I was observing my subjects were:

Nonverbal communication is behaviors and characteristics that convey meaning with out the use of words. Sometimes accompanying verbal messages, to clarify or reinforce them. (Floyd, Communicating Nonverbally, 2013) It is said to be true that nonverbal communication sometimes gives more information that verbal communication. People’s facial expressions, gestures, and personal appearance are all forms of nonverbal communication and it relies on our sense of vision. For instance, when my sorority and I get together for a meeting and the president of our chapter stands up in front of everyone to share information, it is important that we let her know that we are interested by nodding our head in agreement, smiling at her, clapping our hands, and keeping eye contact with her so she knows our focus is on her. For our chapter it is important to reassure our president that we are listening and focused on what she has to say by using nonverbal behaviors. Without nonverbal communication, it would be hard to tell when someone is interested or not in a conversation. Nonverbal communication helps us maintain

* People often use gestures such as head and hand movements to reveal or conceal feelings. They can use them to add emphasis, to illustrate points, and to manage turn-taking

1. Good eye contact. Eye contact is your main tool to make non-verbal contact with others. Your eyes deliver you participation, interest and enthusiasm. It is ideal to make a 2~3 seconds eye contact with other while talking to someone. A second or less one is a glimpse, which passes on uneasiness, anxiety or evasion. When you are in a meeting or making a speech, you can ask one of your friends to record your eye contact time with specific persons or whether you have made eye contact with people in the room.

Deliberate movements and signals are an important way to communicate meaning without words. Common gestures include waving, pointing, and using fingers to indicate numeric amounts. Other gestures are arbitrary and related to culture. In courtroom settings, lawyers have been known to utilize different nonverbal signals to attempt to sway juror opinions.

In this paper, I will be writing on the topic of the United States military. I will discuss why this group is effective and how verbal and nonverbal communication is used depending on the task at hand. I will also share the different roles each person in the group must complete for the mission to be a success. Lastly, I will show how the morale is boosted and the members take pride in job when those roles that need completed are done correctly.

Among facial expression eye contact plays a very significant role. It can be argued that eye contact is the most expressive part of the face. Is it truly the window of ones’ soul? During social interactions such as door to door selling it is said that a person’s gaze plays a key role in building a rapport with a customer and it is said that a prolonged eye-gaze improves that rapport even move, which to a door to door sales person is critical to build and it will improve their selling chances having built strong rapport, as it can be argued to make them seem more trustworthy then to the customer. Michael Argyle found that we maintain eye contact 40-60% of the time we are talking to someone but we become much more attentive when we become the listener, maintaining eye contact with the speaker 80% of the time. This concludes that to build a rapport with someone your gaze should meet theirs 70-80% of the time(Argyle, 1975). This lays the base for trust, by showing the customer that you are listening to what they are saying or asking you in return.

Nonverbal Communication Tips Nicole Schmidt Tara Lynn Schmidt Interpersonal Communications 103 Chelsa Budd DATE \@ "dddd, MMMM d, yyyy" Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Your nonverbal communication is a very important aspect when making a first impression. That’s the thing with a first impression, you don’t get a do-over. You want to be convincing of your confidence and know how during a job interview; as to why the employer should choose you, over anyone else. It’s important that the messages you send with body sync with the verbal message you send. If they do not match, then that is where you get confusion and miscommunication between people. Below is a list of ten effective nonverbal communication tips. Review them before your interview and you should do just fine! Eye contact: The amount of eye contact you use with the person you are speaking with will determine to them how interested or involved you are in the conversation. Eye contact is a huge part of nonverbal communication and social behavior. Eye contact can be a form of confidence, respect, and social communication. It’s important to remember that eye contact can be a sign of disrespect in some cultures, the opposite of what we are used to in North America. Facial Expression: The human face is very expressive when it comes to communicating nonverbally. Your face is able to express countless emotions and facial expressions without saying a word. The facial expressions for happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust are the same across cultures. Facial expressions can be misread very easily without even knowing that its happening. Space (SPATIAL MESSAGES) This is the study of the way in which people use space to communicate varied meanings. We can examine this broad area by looking at the messages communicated by proxemics distance and territory. Intimate distance - this space would be from actual touching to 46cm (this distance is so close that people done usually do this in public. Personal distance - this space often ranges from 46 cm to 1.2 meters; this distance often referrers to the personal bubble, this defines your personal space. Social distance - this space often ranges from 1.2 to 3.6 meters; you lose the visual detail you have at

1: The face is an import source of information when trying to decide on the attitude or mood of a person. Eye contact is very important. Whether or not the person has eye contact or not is a factor. If someone breaks eye contact they may be embarrassed or trying to decide on what to say. A major amount of information is received by the two parties exchanging eye contact. Eye contact indicates if a person wants to communicate or not. If someone looks as you approach, it is a safe bet they do not want to communicate. If a person looks in your eyes, then they wish to communicate.

Communication is a common necessity among people. Communication is needed in order to interact with other people in almost everything within day to day life. Communication can be viewed in two subdivisions, verbal communication and nonverbal communication. Verbal communication is based on using words and sounds to communicate with another person. Oppositely we have nonverbal communication, which is communication through sending and receiving wordless clues. Examples of nonverbal communication can include things like gestures, facial expressions, hugging, and shaking of hands. This literature review will further examine the history of nonverbal communication, the abilities of its use, how much of communication is nonverbal, why people use

Nonverbal communication is comprised of four main elements. They are: paralanguage, body language, interpersonal space, and personal effects. Paralanguage is other than the actual words being used by a person, the way the person says the chosen words can insinuate an entirely new meaning. A person may add such things as laughing or sighing as examples. A person may say “I’m fine” when asked how they are however if they say it with a certain tone you could deduct that this person is in fact saying that they are not “Fine”. Body language consists of the way a person stands, facial expressions, the way you walk, and eye contact. Facial gestures are one of the most important elements of body language. People from different cultures often are able to demonstrate and recognize facial expressions and there underlying meanings of the expressions. Another factor that gives up information about a person’s emotional state is eye contact. Eye contact can let a person know that an individual is actively listening or not.