The Ways We Communicate
Verbal code: Words / English, Spanish, Swahili, etc / Slang: “fo shizzle” / Idioms: “a piece of cake” / Jargon: CRT, WGDE, formative assessment / Denotation vs Connotation: meaning vs feeling (fat vs fluffy house vs home) / Vocabulary: Your slumbering whilst I emit conversation is infuriating! / English, Spanish, Swahili, etc / Slang: “fo shizzle” / Idioms: “a piece of cake” / Jargon: CRT, WGDE, formative assessment / Denotation vs Connotation: meaning vs feeling (fat vs fluffy house vs home) / Vocabulary: Your slumbering whilst I emit conversation is infuriating!
Research shows that people you communicate with take: / 7% of your words / 38% of your vocal characteristics / Tone, volume, inflection / 55% of your nonverbal signs / Body language, facial expressions / 7% of your words / 38% of your vocal characteristics / Tone, volume, inflection / 55% of your nonverbal signs / Body language, facial expressions
Nonverbal code - everything but the words / Kinesics: body movements / Posture / Gestures / Facial expressions / Eye contact / All body “motions” / Kinesics: body movements / Posture / Gestures / Facial expressions / Eye contact / All body “motions”
Nonverbal - Proxemics: Use of space / Distance between people: / Intimate: under 18 inches (close friends, family) / Personal: 1 1/2 - 4 feet (people you know) / Social: 4-12 feet (school, meetings, parties, etc) / Public: over 12 feet (shopping, walking downtown) / Room Size: / Furniture arrangement / Distance between people: / Intimate: under 18 inches (close friends, family) / Personal: 1 1/2 - 4 feet (people you know) / Social: 4-12 feet (school, meetings, parties, etc) / Public: over 12 feet (shopping, walking downtown) / Room Size: / Furniture arrangement
Nonverbal - Paralanguage The way words are said / Sound of voice / Volume / Pitch / Rate / Quality / Use of pause / Extra sounds or words / Sound of voice / Volume / Pitch / Rate / Quality / Use of pause / Extra sounds or words
Last nonverbal slide (I swear) / Appearance: / Hairstyle / Clothing / Physical mood / Time: / Are you always late? / Do you go over allotted time limits? / Appearance: / Hairstyle / Clothing / Physical mood / Time: / Are you always late? / Do you go over allotted time limits?