CMN 1148 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Nonverbal Communication, Paralanguage, Kinesics
8 Nov 2016
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Facial expressions appear across cultures: anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise. Functions of eye contact: to show interest, convey understanding or confusion, express emotion, signal sexual interest, demonstrate respect, and regular conversation. Cultural/ other differences: in how people interpret direct eye contact and gaze. Paralanguage: elements of speech that we do not recognize as language, include intonation, tone, pitch, speed rate, volume, and hesitation. Role of silence: to comfort; give space for listening; punish; show defiance, fear or reluctance to take a stand on an issue; or add drama, weight, and impact to a statement. Reactions to silence: discomfort in talk-oriented cultures. Kinesics: body movement, posture, stance, hand gesture (body language) Universally, if we are feeling powerful we are bigger. If we are feeling powerless we are smaller. If someone is being powerful with us, we don"t mirror their behaviour we do the opposite. Do our nonverbals govern how we think/ feel about ourselves.
