Professional Documents
Culture Documents
a) Voice
Closeness
b) Appearance
Appearance
eg: invading
someone space
eg: untidiness c) The face and eyes
Physical
Voice
Environment d) Posture and Movement
Eg: laughing eg: cubicle
e) Personal Space and
Time Type of Distance
Eg: punctual Nonverbal Eye
Communication Eg: winking f) Physical Environment
g) Time
Posture
Face
Eg: slouching
Movement eg: frawn
Eg: nodding
a. Voice
Paralanguage = Voice
Study of a person’s voice
Negative voice :
i. “uptalk” – the tendency to end sentence on a rising pitch
- make assertions sound like questions
ii. Vocal fry – a set of low, creaky vibration (showing less trustworthy, less
competent and less educated).
b. Appearance
Plays a tremendous role in determining how a communicator’s message will be
received.
Contribute by a number of factors, in good shape, trim, clothing and muscular
Only clothing you may have the most control.
Kind of clothing either to dress up or to dress down. (depends on occasions)
Factors :
- Industry or field of work
- Geography.
c. The face and eyes
Facial expression - Person’s
face communicates emotions
clearly ( happiness, anger,
fear, sadness).
Example:
- arrives half-hour early at work is a good to
practice, showing a hard work worker.
Example:
- monochronic cultures: speaking within
allocated time shows good planning and
concern of the audience.