Communicating nonverbally
Learning Objectives
Successful interaction with this and associated course content will enable students to…
- Compare and contrast verbal and non-verbal codes
- Discuss nonverbal communication and provide examples across cultures
- Discuss the meaning and use of semiotics
- Define kinesics and provide examples across cultures
- Differentiate and give examples of emblems and illustrators
- Discuss the use of affects displays across cultures
- Define paralanguage and provide cross-cultural examples
- Define proxemics and provide cross-cultural examples
- Define haptics and provide cross-cultural examples
- Discuss the importance of dress/appearance
- Explain the nonverbal expectancy violations theory
Topics covered
- Body Language
- The nature of nonverbal communication
- Sending signals without words
- Gestures across cultures
- The universality of facial expressions
- Personal space
- Physically interacting with others
- Nonverbal messaging
- Paralanguage: Conveying meaning through ways of speaking
- Managing conversations
- Physical appearance and dress
- Nonverbal expectancy violation theory
- Music: Another way to communicate nonverbally
