04:189:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Public Space, Chronemics, Proxemics

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Communication and Informatio
• Course: 04:189:101
• Professor: Linardopoulos

Document Summary

Nonverbal defined (cid:498)all intentional and unintentional messages that are not written, spoken, or sounded. (cid:499) Nonverbal communication: facial expressions & eye contact, body movements & gestures - kinesic/haptics, clothing & personal appearance, distance & personal space - proxemics, physical environment, time - chronemics. Eye contact: shows interest and attentiveness, signals wish to participate, controls & persuades others. Clothing and appearance: determines credibility, persuasiveness, status & hiring decisions, affects public perception. Intimate distance: contact - 18 inches: personal distance: 18 inches - 4 feet, social distance: 4 - 12 feet, public distance: 12 feet or more. Physical environment: ugly versus attractive rooms, color & lighting, room size, odor, noise level, ergonomics. Time: most business conducted on informal level, status determines sequences of lateness, time spent signals significance, perceptions of time depend on cultural background. Nonverbal status symbols: clothing (ex. tie & jacket, darker colors, office size, location, & interior arrangement, powerful nonverbal behaviors, time, gestures.