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Verbal - Types,
Importance
Listening skills,
Speaking skills
Non verbal
Body Language,
Para Language,
Visuals and
Visual aids.
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Verbal and non-verbal
communication
Verbal communication is the
things we say.
Non-verbal communication is the
things we dont say, but
communicate through our body
language.
Both verbal and non-verbal
communication are important and
can say different things.
It is important we are aware of our
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Non-verbal communication
includes
Facial expressions,
Eye contact,
Posture and motions,
Tone of voice,
Smell,
Touch,
Time & distance,
It may also include the way we
wear our clothes
or the silence we keep.
Only 7% of a messages effect are carried
by words, the other 93% through non
-verbal means.
(Mehabian)
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Nonverbal
Communication
All the ways we convey
messages and feelings
without words.
Organized into three
categories:
Sounds (tone of voice,
laughter)
Body Language (movement,
posture, eye contact)
Environmental factors (touch,
distance, objects, etc.)
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Nonverbal
Communication
Nonverbal Communication: a system of
symbolic behaviors that includes all forms
of communication except words.
Example: body language
-Head
-Eye contact
-Gestures
- eyebrows
- smile
- handshake
- face
Smile
Felt smile- upturned mouth with lips
closed- interaction and happiness
Miserable smile only half the
mouth is smiling- dissatisfaction
False smile- slight turn at the end of
the mouth, does not reach eyes-
sarcastic, dangerous
.
Smile universally recognized as sign of friendliness,
it has other meaning to other culture.
Germans smile less than people from US, but
doesnt mean Germans are less friendly.
U.S. wives are usually shown smiling at their
husband but Japanese wives are rarely shown
smiling.
.
Openness, Confidence
Open hands
Eye contact
Smile, leaning forward, relaxed
Standing straight
Indifference
Legs crossed
Shaking one foot
Glancing at exit
Yawning
Fidget
Emblems
Illustrators
Regulators
Affect displays
adaptors
Physical contact is the easiest and one of the earliest forms of human communication.
The observation of physical contact gives revealing clues of non- verbal message
Touching and being touched are essential to a healthy life
Touch can communicate power, empathy, understanding
1 Feel troubled
2 Get defensive
3 Become aggressive
4 Retaliate
Punctuality
Waiting Time
Duration (Time
given to a
task/Person)
How People handle
time
is a reflection of their
personality
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Involves the
following :
Have you taken any appointment ?
Do you inform that the meeting shall be
of certain duration ???
Do you limit your meeting to certain time
limit ?
Do you intervene and hijack the talk ?
Do you keep people waiting if someone
has come to see you ?
Are you punctual for your appointments??
-unreliability
-Laziness
-Disinterestedness,
-lack of loyalty, etc
Microsoft Photo
choice of clothing and personal grooming?
You often see two people talking, standing in the same pose. This
indicates that they are in agreement with each other, they like each
other.