CMN 1148 Lecture 7: Communicating nonverbally
2 Mar 2017
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Chapter 7 | lecture 7 | communicating nonverbally. Nonverbal communication is communication that does not involve language. Can be de ned as messages expressed by non-linguistic means (or means that are not related to language) When we speak a language with our hands or body, this is not considered to be non-verbal communication (i. e. asl or lsq) The primary way in which we communicate feelings and attitudes (emotion) towards each other (albert mehrabian: 93% of emotional impact of a message is learned through nonverbal cues. It plays a major role in relationship development: because we interpret the subtle cues of our relation partners (silence, tone, posture, facial expression), our relationships develop on the basis of this information, nonverbal communication is primarily relational. It is usually more believable than verbal messages: we tend to believe that actions speak louder than words . Nonverbal cues used to communicate emotion (i. e. smiles, frowns, signs of boredom)
