COMM 130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Nonverbal Communication
10 Nov 2017
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Nonverbal communication: making every gesture count, look like a public speaker, clothing communicates power and status, clothing communicates how we feel, emblems, use your body effectively, nonverbal adaptors c. Straightforward meanings, such as raising a thumb to hitchhike, rotating the first finger around one"s ear, sticking out one"s tongue, or blowing a kiss. Adaptors unintentional hand, arm, leg or other body movements to reduce stress or relieve boredom (tapping pencils, biting one nails, smoothing a jacket sleeve, repeatedly adjusting eyeglasses. Hand and arm movements used to demonstrate and reinforce the meanings intended by verbal messages. Pause time - the strategic use of silence is another strategy that can affect audience attention.
