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.

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

Moreover, using the SOFTEN model of nonverbal communication will assist you in displaying confidence, concern, warmth, and strength during your presentation. First, smile, use your facial expressions to connect to the audience and show them your enthusiasm for the topic you are covering. Next, maintain an open stance. An open stance is warm and inviting. Then, lean forward, facing the audience with a slight forward lean and upright posture displays confidence. Next, your tone is crucial, utilize your voice to express enthusiasm or other emotions. Next, is eye contact, maintaining eye contact is one of the most important nonverbal communication skills you can possess. Eye contact creates an immediate sense of connectivity with your audience members. Last, nod, utilize gestures to show acceptance and affirmation to your audience members (Cardon, 2013). Enhancing and practicing these strategies can assist you in delivering an effective presentation while gaining the credibility you

Nonverbal communication is made up of several components. Facial expression is one such component, and is responsible for a huge proportion of nonverbal communication. Facial expression can be a smile or a frown. It can convey happiness, sadness, anger, or fear. Another component of nonverbal communication is gestures, deliberate movements and signals used to communicate meaning without words. These can include waving, pointing, or using fingers to indicate numeric amounts. Paralinguistics is vocal communication separate from actual language which can include voice tone, loudness, inflection and pitch. Body language and posture can include

Actions speak louder than words. When having a conversation with someone, your body language speaks louder than your words. Men’s brains and women’s brains work differently, which causes them to have slightly different forms of interaction. Men have different proxemics, kinesics, and paralanguage than women do. Understanding these differences allow us to communicate effectively.

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.

In human’s daily life, communication is something that we do every day. It is an indispensable part in people’s activities. It divided into two types, verbal communication and nonverbal communication. In general, verbal communication means that people communicate with each other by means of language. Nonverbal communication is usually understood as the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless messages. Non-verbal communication includes Kinesics (face and body motion), Haptics (touch), Physical appearance, Artifacts (personal objects), Proxemics (personal space), Environmental factors, Chronemics (perception and use of time), Paralanguage (vocal qualities), Silence. (Wood, J, 2015)

The following are the 10 nonverbal communication tips for my friend before attending an interview:-

Most children as young as preschoolers are able to effectively communicate what they want and how they feel despite not having the vocabulary wealth of an adult. Nonverbal communications play a significant role in helping us understand their needs and wants, their frustrations and excitement and also their pain and sorrow. I will show how children can become involved in End of life decision making and why they can be considered competent with a little assistance form parents, physicians and councilors depending on the age and situation of the child.

These are ten non-verbal communicators that say a lot about your person and/or develop positive/negative first impressions. First impressions cannot be taken back so it is important to make a good one the first time around. These are some tips you can use to make sure your interview ready and to make sure you give off a good first impression

Before analysing the video is important to define what is communication. Communication is an act of transmitting information such as thoughts, ideas, and emotions furthermore, those elements can also be expressed with verbal communication and nonverbal gestures, signs, and symbols (Hargie, 2011). Moreover, it is necessary to understand the difference between conventional implication and conversational implication. In the first case the linguistical meaning is attached to the message itself and in the second case, the meaning of the message is implied therefore is different from the linguistic meaning (Blome-Tillmann, 2013).

Improving classroom non-verbal behavior is a difficult, but this should be the conscious goal of all teachers and they should remember, "Non – verbal communication is behavior that conveys meaning without words. It can be symbolic, non- symbolic, spontaneous or managed. It can be expressive, transmitting emotion: or it may be informative transmitting facts. It can be as specific as a gesture or as general as the atmosphere of a room” (Golloway, 1968).

John Warren Stewig in an article published in the professional journal Language Arts provides an excellent commentary on nonverbal communication. His article is an exceptional example of academic writing that has been formatted as a primer or tool to be used by other educators. Professor Stewig provides a breakout of how much of a given message can be considered verbal and how much nonverbal. He also introduces the term kinesics and divides kinesics into two categories: personal and professional gestures. He closes his article by consulting the reader of their obligation to improve a child 's appreciation of the total range of message sending and their effectiveness as communicators.