This document discusses various aspects of non-verbal communication including facial expressions, gestures, paralinguistics, body language, proxemics, eye gaze, haptics, and appearance. Facial expressions convey a wide range of emotions universally. Gestures and paralinguistics communicate separately from words through movements and vocal tones. Body language and distances between individuals also provide nonverbal cues. Eye contact and physical touch influence interpersonal interactions. Appearance elicits judgments and affects moods.
2. 1. Facial Expressions
Responsible for a huge proportion of nonverbal
communication
How much information can be conveyed eith a smile
or a frown?
Facial expressions for hapiness, sadness, anger, and
fearare similar throughout the world
Do you smile when you greet?
Do you show your emotions with your facial
expressions?
3. 2. Gestures
Deliberate movements and signals are an important
way to communicate without words
Common gestures: waving, pointing, and using
fingers to indicate number amounts
Many gestures are related to culture
examples?
video
4. 3. Paralinguistics
Vocal communication separate from actual language
E.g. tone of voice, loudness, inflection and pitch
Approval and enthusiasm or disapproval and lack of
interes
examples?
5. 4. Body Language and Posture
Defensive postures: arm-crossing and leg-crossing
Do you really defend yourself using those posture?
Any examples?
6. 5. Proxemics
People often refer to their need for personal space
Influenced by number of factors including social
norms, situational factors, personality
characteristics, and level of familiarity
7. 6. Eye Gaze
Looking, staring and blinking can also be important
nonverbal behaviour
When encountering people or things we like, the rate
of blinking increases and pupils dilate
Looking at another person can indicate a range of
emotions: hostility, interest, attractions
Exaples?
Can an eye contact be too long?
8. 7. Haptics
Communicating through touch
Substantial researchon the importance of touch in
infancy and early childhood
Harlow’s monkey study on the deprivation of touch
and contact
How do you touch other people?
How do you feel if somebody touches you?
Where are you allowed to touched?
9. 8. Appearance
Our choice of colour, clothing , hairstyle, and other
factors affecting appearance are also part of
nonverbal communication
Research on colour psychology – different colours
can invoke different moods
Appearance can also generate instinctive reactions,
judgement, and interpretations
Which colour are you wearing today? Why?
Why did you choose to wear those clothes today?