Nonverbal Communication

Non-verbal communication consists mainly of the things people do with their body language. There are times where words are expressed and non-verbal communication could help emphasize the message. A few examples of nonverbal communication are hand gestures eye contact, facial expressions as well as tone and volume. I was given this assignment to observe a situation and take note of the nonverbal communication that occurred. I also had to observe whether the non-verbals were able to execute the message and if the behavior was acceptable.

Technology can be positive through providing face to face live video and audio chats, but can also be detrimental when it comes to simple texting without nonverbal messages. Facetime has been able to provide expressions and voice cues that help bring meaning to verbal messages. Nonverbal communication is hard to fake and is more trustable. While, texting can be detrimental to relationships because the meanings of words are skewed since they don’t have nonverbal cues to give context and meaning to them. The relationships that is most influenced by technology is my friends at Uconn because we spend so much time together and the amount of closeness I feel with these people is no comparable to those affected only by technology because I feel a sort of closeness through maintaining a close distance to them and I have the ability to exchange vocal and facial cues.

Body language (the process of communicating nonverbally through conscious or unconscious gestures and movements). People all of the world use body language or gestures to communicate nonverbally. I personally think that nonverbal communication and body language are one of the biggest barriers in communication especially between one culture to other. Body gestures can be misinterpreted as rude or disrespectful depending on the country, region, or even the city you’re from.

Over this summer course I have learned a lot about communication. I learned how significant nonverbal and verbal communication is, along with listening. I never fully understood how big communication is in our daily lives. I now realize that it is a huge aspect of how we continue in our lives. This course has showed me different levels of communication.

Undeniably, presentations give individuals an opportunity to connect with your clients, colleagues, and other contacts. Presentations are a rich two-way communication environment. However, it is essential that you build credibility before, during, and after your presentation. In addition, authenticity is of the utmost importance; even if you plan and rehearse, authenticity must be maintained. With presentations, nervousness and fear can be overcome by numerous strategies to ensure that your presentation is effective. Moreover, it is crucial that your nonverbal behavior displays confidence, strength, and concern. Enhancing these strategies can assist you in delivering a spectacular presentation (Cardon, 2013).

My first personal experience with nonverbal communication occurred while shaking hands with a stranger in the coffee shop. I was waiting for my friend in the coffee shop once an evening. During that interval, one stranger came nearby to my table and raised his hand toward me. His intention was to shake hands with me. But surprisingly, he was unknown to me and I had no personal information about him. He seemed quite strange to me as it was really our first face-to-face meeting with him.

As it is characterized in "The Interpersonal Communication Book (thirteenth ed.)" by J.A. DeVito (2013), Interpersonal Communication is the verbal and nonverbal connection between two (or now and then more than two) interdependent individuals. (DeVito, 2013) Simple as that may sound, interpersonal communication incorporates much more than meets the eye, and is shockingly exceptionally logical in nature. This review analyzes three major topics from the course, CA104: Interpersonal Communication, and relates personal real-life examples to illustrate communication terms printed in a textbook. The convergence of this survey spins around three major points, which include: (1) significance of Nonverbal Communication, (2) rewards and results of

o you think that online relationships (of any kind) are as satisfying as relationships developed from face-to-face interaction? Why or why not?

Nonverbal communication is very import it shows how you feel toward someone or something and helps the person you’re talking to understand what you’re talking about better. Non-verbal communication can also tell someone if you’re tired of the conversation your having or if your uncomfortable talking about something. When talking to my partner I had to concentrate on not getting distracted but it happened anyways and it was obvious to her.

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

Most people would at first define the word “communication” as the act of speaking, however, in actuality, communication involves the interactions of multiple people with the act of speaking and listening. A business consultant and eloquent write Peter Drucker once said that “the most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said” and this is nonverbal communication. Nonverbal communication is the use of other aspects instead of words to communicate. Four significant types of nonverbal communication are kinesics, artifacts, proxemics and silence.

“Non-verbal communication is especially significant in intercultural situations” (Businesscom, 2015). In a business setting duties performed are the main reasons for an employees success, though studies and reports show that nonverbal communications can hinder or excel an employees relationships. Ultimately, nonverbal communications can benefit a business. With the communication of nonverbal there are many forms that help to read body language and true feelings including: adapters, a body movement, as well as eye contact (Krauss, Chen, & Chawla, 1996). These examples are just a few of several hundreds non-verbal communications (Hawk, Fischer, & Van Kleef, 2012; Snider, 2012). Not only does nonverbal communication play a role in communication, but also it plays a role at a staggering greater than 50%, and some studies higher percentage, of the total message (Vintean, 2007). Visual clues also play a large role in nonverbal communication. Nonverbal communication has been a long time institute and is rooted from primal instincts (Hecht & Ambady, 1999). To prove the positive role that nonverbal communication plays in business the following writing will show various nonverbal and how they work.

This section was a little difficult as non-Verbal communication through a phone call is not the same compared too if you were talking to them in person. What I noticed first as an example of Andy’s non verbal was the frustration he seemed to have. When he had a sigh about my eating habits to his. This non verbal communication has an impact in our relationship because it shows me his frustration because we both know he wants to change. He is fine where he is at but he dosen’t want to stay like that forever. He knows I would give him the help and that is how it impacts our relationship bringing us closer. We both have eachothers backs and whenever we are ready we will start a healthier life.

The key aspect for nonverbal is communication by expressing through nonlinguistic means, there are various types of nonverbal communication in which I will explain what is proxemics, kinesics, and paralanguage.

Nonverbal communication can range from gestures, facial expressions, and other behaviors that are attempting to send a message to another person without using words to communicate. With several forms of nonverbal communication, there is an attached message with the behaviors, though they can have different meanings to different people. The message being sent along with the nonverbal behaviors can also be directly noticed and understood by the other person in the conversation, or can be completely misunderstood or unnoticed. While examining the characteristics and behaviors of nonverbal gestures, we can unravel the message being relayed within communication. I had identified two couples each on a date at Panino’s restaurant, finding individual characteristics of nonverbal communication, as one couple had been in a disagreement and one couple had a more romantic evening together. Though during the observation of each interaction, I had noticed contradistinction between the way the two couples communicated using non-verbally, movement and gesture, and facial display messages.