chapter 3: nonverbal communication

Wakerupper

SECRET WORD MC Hammer

CHAPTER 3

Nonverbal Communication

Yes. I did. I thought the parts on kinesics and

proxemics were especially interesting.

You just think she’s not saying anything right now

65 percent of communication is carried nonverbally

All those messages that people exchange beyond the words themselves is nonverbal communication

Three characteristics

Sensitive to the relationship between sender and receiver

Meaning is based on the context

Part of, not separate from, verbal communication

Sources

Neurological programs (reflexive)BlinkingSweaty palms

Cultural and intercultural behavior (reflective)Modeling your surroundings from infancyCultures are persistent

Relationships between verbal and nonverbal communication

Relationships between verbal and nonverbal communication

Relationships between verbal and nonverbal communication

Relationships between verbal and nonverbal communication

Relationships between verbal and nonverbal communication

Categories of nonverbal communication

Categories of nonverbal communication

KinesicsFascicsOcalicsGesticsHapticsPosture, walk and stanceArtifacts

Physical characteristics

Proxemics Paravocalics Chronemics Olfatics Aesthetics Gustorics

Categories of nonverbal communication

KinesicsFascics

Categories of nonverbal communication

KinesicsOcalics

Categories of nonverbal communication

KinesicsGestics (speech independent vs. related)

• Emblems• Illustrators• Affect displays• Regulators• Adapters

Categories of nonverbal communication

KinesicsHaptics

Categories of nonverbal communication

KinesicsPosture, walk, stance

Categories of nonverbal communication

KinesicsArtifacts

Categories of nonverbal communication

Physical characteristicsHalo vs. Devil effect

Categories of nonverbal communication

ProxemicsContact vs. non-contact culturesSpace distances

• Public distance: 12’ – 25’• Social: 4’ – 12’• Personal: 18” – 4’• Intimate: 18”

Small group ecology

Categories of nonverbal communication

ParavocalicsRateVolumePitchPauseStress

Categories of nonverbal communication

ChronemicsCircular timeLinear timeTechnical timeFormal timeInformal time

Categories of nonverbal communication

OlfaticsBlindnessAdaptationMemoryOverloadDiscrimination

Categories of nonverbal communication

Aesthetics

Categories of nonverbal communication

Gustorics