You CAN NOT, NOT communicate.

How do you interpret this picture?

Nonverbal Communication Chapter 4

Definition  Nonverbal Communication is “the process of using MESSAGES THAT ARE NOT WORDS to generate meaning” (p. 86).

Nonverbal Communication

Verbal & Nonverbal Comm: Coexisting Together  Repetition  Same message sent verbally and nonverbally.  Emphasis  Using NV to strengthen your message.  Complementation  V & NV add meaning to each other and expand on either message alone.

Verbal & Nonverbal Comm: Coexisting Together  Contradiction  V & NV conflict.  Lying?  Substitution  NV says it all.  Regulation  NV used to monitor and control interactions.

Nonverbal Codes  Kinesics  Proxemics  Attraction  Chronemics  Haptics (Tactics)  Paralinguistics  Artifacts

Types of Nonverbal Codes  Kinesics  Body Movement and Facial Expressions  Posture, movement, facial expressions

Types of Nonverbal Codes  Kinesics (continued)  Emblems – movements that substitute words and phrases.  Illustrators – accompany or reinforce V.  Affect displays – emotional displays.  Regulators – control flow or pace of interaction.  Adaptors – public adaptations of private behavior.

Types of Nonverbal Codes  Space  Proxemics (E.T. Hall) – The study of the human use of space and distance.  Territoriality  How do you mark a space as YOURS???  Personal Space  How “close” is close enough???

Types of Nonverbal Codes  Proxemics (continued) You 0-18’’18’’-4’ 4’-12’ 12’-Infinity Intimate Intimate Distance Personal Personal Distance Social Social Distance Public Public Distance

Types of Nonverbal Codes  Physical Attraction  In groups, discuss what you find attractive in potential boyfriends/girlfriends  To a large extent, these are learned.  KNI KNI KNI

Types of Nonverbal Codes  Time  Chronemics – “the way people organize and use time and the messages that are created because of our organization and use of it” (p. 89).

Types of Nonverbal Codes  Touching  Tactile communication – “the use of touch in communication” (p. 90).

Types of Nonverbal Codes  Paralinguistics – along with words  Vocal cues – “all of the oral aspects of sound except words themselves” (p. 92)

Types of Nonverbal Codes  Vocal Cues  Pitch – highness or lowness of voice  Rate – how rapidly or slowly you speak  Inflection – variety or changes in pitch

Types of Nonverbal Codes  Vocal Cues  Volume – loudness/softness  Quality – unique voice characteristics (huskiness, nasality, raspiness, whininess)  Nonword sounds – “mmm” “ahh” “umm” “huh”

Types of Nonverbal Codes  Vocal Cues  Pronunciation – correct speech  Tournament  Mom  Articulation – opposite of mumbling  Enunciation – pronunciation + articulation  Silence – lack of sound

Types of Nonverbal Codes  Object language – “the study of human use of clothing and other artifacts as nonverbal codes” (p. 94).

What artifacts do you see?

Questions?

Group Discussion Time 1.What nonverbal artifacts are considered undesirable or inappropriate by US/Japan (in business, family, society)? 2.How is space (in general) used differently? 3.What differs about the way in which kinesics are interpreted/used? (emblems, illustrators, regulators, etc.) 4.What about clothing? Touching? Public displays of affection?