You Have Gestures: What Is Effective Communication With One Another?

Furthermore, in the last article, “Elephants Console Each Other.” Written by Virginia Morell. The purpose that the author wrote this is to inform the people that are reading this, with facts about how elephants console each other. I know this because in the passage it states. “They help baby elephants stuck in mud holes, use their trunks to ift other elephants that are injured or dying, and even reportedly reassure distressed individual elephants with a gentle touch of their trunk.” This was written for someone who wants to learn about elephant behaviour due to the evidence in the

Communication is everywhere. We, as interactive human beings, spend the majority of our time corresponding with others to satisfy our physical, identity, social, and practical needs (Adler, Rodman, & Sevigny, 2011). Often, this is consciously done; we search our minds for the accurate linguistic means to express our experiences, and use them to communicate with those around us. However, communication is not as straightforward and effortless as we may believe. It is, in fact, often unintentional, with 65% of it occurring as a result of non-verbal cues (Matsumoto, Shibata, Seiji, Mori, & Shioe, 2010). As mentioned by Marta Dynel (2011) in a study done on nonverbal communication, “Non verbal signs and signals ... are prevalent practically in

Gestures are ways of communicating with others using our body. For example, we use our hands to wave, which is another way of saying hello.

The official title of the world’s largest land dwelling animal belongs to the elephant, more specifically, the African elephant. Elephants also are some of the most deadly animals, which therefore increase the danger of human and elephant interactions. The more human interactions occur, the more deaths result, whether it is the elephant or the human who dies. These animals, surprisingly, are socially apt; their trunk is used for more than just eating and drinking- it is used for socializing. They are complex animals who live in large familial herds-females stay with their family throughout their entire lives while males only stay for approximately fifteen years (Elephant Protection, 1). Elephants possess a great memory and only forget what they learn occasionally and rarely, giving way to the “an elephant never forgets” saying (Maloiy, 178c). Despite how many people use the beloved saying, elephants may not be around much longer due to the shortened life span and increased mortality rates. Due to their incisor teeth, tusks, being extremely expensive and profitable, they are being murdered for the wealth they carry. This, coupled with the life span shortening because of malicious treatments and brutal practices reduces the life span of the African elephant from 56 to 16 years and the Asian elephant from 42 to 19 years (Elephant Protection, 1). According to what the statistics show, elephants may be following their ancestors to their death. Of the group of mammals called

Elephants in the wild live in large family units, sometimes as many as 100 members, and have constant companionship. Their intricate social networks have been studied for decades. Studies show elephants mourn the loss of a family member for several days. Elephants have been reported to “cry” upon the death of a family member or

Early in human history, cavemen time, humans used simple sign language to express basic ideas. Even when vocal communication became the mainstream form of interaction, people would still use hand and facial gestures to enhance ideas in communication.

Since the beginning of time humans have used communications to express a variety of emotions. From the primal days of Gromagnum man we have found ways to communicate with each other using the technologies that were available to us in the past to the present. It is a known fact that every human organism no matter how small has a way of communicating (Edberg, 2015). The process of communication can be explored through research and comparative

Communication can be split into two categories: informative and communicative signals. Informative signals are signs sent unintentionally, for example a human could talk fast to show nerves. Animals can display this behavior too, for example an antelope running away from a lion would indicate it is frightened. Communicative signals are intentional forms of communication by telling someone ‘I am a student’ you are intentionally telling them that you are a student. In animals, by barking a police dog is intentionally telling the police to check a person.

The 2 criteria necessary for nonverbal behaviors to actually communicate according to the authors are that both some degree of intentionality and some level of consciousness on the part of either the send or the receiver are needed.

“Nonverbal communication has always fascinated human beings. It is omnipresent and influential, but ineffable in many ways. Much of the time, it is hard to describe and hard to study. Nonverbal communication is often hard to be aware of in daily life, and sometimes we become aware only when it goes amiss” (Knapp, & Hall, 2013, p. 3).

"Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing"-Rollo May. Communication is the way we as humans make connections and form relationships with one another. Non-verbal communication is a very popular form of communication. Eye contact, body language, hand gestures, facial expressions, use of touch, and body movements are all forms of nonverbal communication. Nonverbal communication is a common, more subtle manner of communicating with the world as well as a way of honestly expressing oneself. Nonverbal communication is a powerful way individuals communicate with each other. It can be a valuable learning support for children beginning to learn a language or for students learning a second language.

Communication is important when interacting with people. At times, non-verbal communication assumes a more significance role than verbal communication. For example, humans are social and cannot live without some kinds of companionship. The individual needs to interact with others that are necessary for them to live productive lives. An individual used language to interact with individual verbally. However, there is another form of communication which is also important when making the interaction between individuals a necessity. Ugbah and Evuleocha (1992) suggests when using nonverbal communication an individual will need to observe cues that is being administered during the interaction (p. 134). The nonverbal gestures, facial expression and eye movement are all used as the highlight in the communication process. These cues continue to be essential to understand both verbal and non-verbal communication.

Interpersonal communication is an essential element of the human existence. A substantial part of interpersonal communication is nonverbal. Adler, Rosenfeld, and Proctor define nonverbal communication as “messages expressed by nonlinguistic means” (204). These messages can be used for different reasons, intentionally or unintentionally. Sometimes nonverbal communication is used to replace words, other times it is used to enhance words. There are also times nonverbal communication is used without the user’s awareness of having sent a message. It is said that “all nonverbal behavior communicates information” (Adler et al. 204). There are many ways a communicator can send nonverbal messages. These include body movements, facial movements,

Among living creatures communication is paramount; for safety, for survival, for the accomplishment of tasks and for the passing of a genetic chain through the centuries. Historically, the methods that humans have used to communicate have progressed from grunts and gestures to advanced forms of music, art and electronic video. Effective communication has led to our survival and to the advancement of our industries and technologies. Poor communication has led to grave misunderstandings, at times, leading to war, the dissolution of relationships and the collapse of businesses.

The findings showed that they hypothesis was correct as in there are differences in gestures across the cultures, but there can also be variations within that cultures. It also discovered that to collect accurate recordable data, video footage was the best option. This was due to photographs and drawings not giving enough information for someone to repeat the gesture correctly. Still drawings do not show the full motion of the gesture, the facial expression that coincides with it or the speed at which the gesture is delivered. The advantage of filming also meant that footage could be reviewed to allow even small gestures being noted. Findings were delivered in a short film ‘A World of Gestures – Culture and Non-Verbal Communication’ and highlights that in Japan, if you point to the side of your head, by your ear, with your index finger, and circle your finger anti-clockwise, this means “crazy”. However, the same