COMM 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Olfaction, Public Space, Chronemics
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What you can do speaks so loud that i cannot hear what you say. ralph waldo emerson. Nonverbal characteristics behaviors and characteristics that convey meaning without the use of words. All aspects of communication other than words. Nonverbal communication behaviors convey meaning on their own. Present in most communication contexts: email/text uses emojis. Often conveys more information than verbal communication. It metacommunicates: smile on your face tells friend that you are joking. It serves multiple functions: manages conversations, maintains relationships. Facial displays: communicates more information than any other nonverbal, particularly important in three arenas. Eye behaviors oculesics: used to communicate intimacy or interest, to express power, dominance, and control. The study of body movement is known as kinesics (walking, posture: the study of arm and hand movements = gesticulation. Volcalics aspects of the voice that convey meaning: pitch, inflection, volume, rate, filler words, pronounciation, textbook notes chapter 5.