SPC 3301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nonverbal Communication, Proxemics, Chronemics

• School: UCF
• Department: Speech Communication
• Course: SPC 3301
• Professor: Andrea Scott

Document Summary

Similarities between verbal and non verbal communication nonverbal communication is symbolic nonverbal communication is rule guided what"s appropriate and what isn"t. Non-verbal communication reflects culture nonverbal we use reflect the culture/society that we"ve lived in. Differences between verbal and non verbal communication nonverbal communication tends to be perceived as more believable nonverbal communication is multichannel non-verbal communication is continuous. How do you know if someone is lying? stuttering, lack of eye contact, sweating, too much detail, defensive. Nonverbal communication may supplement or replace verbal communication saying high verbally then waving to supplement with nonverbal saying you caught a huge fish - and using your arms to show how big. Non-verbal communication often establishes relationship level meanings responsiveness - communicates immediacy - feelings of closeness we increase our responsiveness through immediacy behaviors. Power people with high power have touch privileges they also have the nonverbal privilege of keeping people waiting people with high power also have more personal space.