COMM 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Kinesics, Eye Contact, Chronemics
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Chapter 6: nonverbal: nonverbal communication, the use of objects, action, sounds, time, and space to convey meaning, 65% of meaning, two types of nonverbal, vocal: groans, sighs, change in pitch/tone, nonvocal: all other the things we do. Facial expressions, gesture, movements: nonverbal _______________ verbal. Age old adage; the way we deliver. It"s not what you say, it"s how you say it influences how people interpret our words (message: different emphasis words change the meaning of the sentence, objectics. All of the things on us and around us: personal appearance, artifacts that we have. And how these objects affect the way people perceive us: proxemics. Use of space and distance; has a huge influence on our assessment of power. Inviable line that separates a professor and students. Use touch to communicate: ritual, sexual, playful, accidental. Signals our affiliations; connected to emotions; relationships; dominance. Age and marital status makes a difference. Perception of touch also vary: sexual vs ritual, kinesics.
