COM 1000 Study Guide - Nonverbal Communication, Public Space, Chronemics
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Affect displays show emotion (i. e. people at sporting events) Regulators control flow/pace of conversation (i. e. nodding) Intimate distance from you outward to 18in. Public distance exceeds 12ft: time, chronemics the way people use and organize their time, use of time. Monochronic individuals view time as very serious and complete one task at a time. Polychronic individuals like to multitask: touching, tactile communication use of touch to communicate, can be easily misunderstood, lack of touching can lead to health disorders, gender-based differences. Men and sons touch the least: cultural differences. Pronunciation whether or not you say a word right. Articulation whether or not your words are understandable. Enunciation combining pronunciation and articulation to produce a word with clarity and distinction. Silence lack of sound: clothing and other artifacts, objectics object language; your clothes and artifacts communicate who you are to people. Affect how others interact with you: adapting to americans" nonverbal behaviors, americans tend to:
