The thumbs-up
Britain: _____ & _____ Sardinia: _____ Greece: _____
Beckoning
America: _____ Malaysia: _____ Yugoslavia: _____ Indonesia: _____ Australia: _____ China: _____
interested Do not believe
Turn toward the person you are talking to.
Roll your eyes and turn your head away.
I. Understanding Nonverbal Communication
NVC involves all those nonverbal stimuli in a communication setting that are generated by both the source and his / her use of the environment and that have potential message value for the source or receiver. (Samovar, 2000: 149)
“Something is a bit suspicious / odd here.”
Italy--- to say “Hello.” Indonesians, Malaysians, and some speakers of Arabic---it signals “Come here.”
“Oh, I forgot.” or an expression of surprise.
Just before the exam, you tell me you are relaxed and at ease, yet your voice quavers and your hands shake.
contradicting
When we say “The new library is south of that building”, we cuosmuapllleympeoninttininga certain direction.
widen the eyes
cup hand behind ear
cover face with hand
one fist in air move the hand in circles over the stomach
Meaning
Action
1. I am worried.
Twisting hands together or holding head
have a phone call
“I have no idea.” “I don’t know.”
“I can’t / didn’t hear you.”
That’s enough. It’s all over for me.
thumbs down: rejection, refusal, defeat , no good or bad news to Americans.
3.I am sorry I did something wrong. Hanging head.
4. I’m so happy.
Smiling, arms open and head back.
angry
Frown and turn your back to someone
Threaten sb.
Close your hand and shake it at
someone.
Happy, feel at ease,
hide your feeling
smile
Agreement or refusal
Nod the head up and down or shake the head
Be not interested Look away from a person or yawn
Russia --- friendship
American people--the Soviet Union would defeat the US
Nikita Khrushchev
When we say “The new library is south of that building”, we cuosmuapllleympeoninttininga certain direction.
Pulling down the lower lid of the eye with one finger
France and Greece: _____
England: _____ Spain and Italy: _____ South America: _____
Ear-tug
find out the elements of nonverbal communication
gain an awareness that successful ICC also depends on behaviors we display
Acting Out
What are the special gestures you use to communicat the following expressions?
gestures
postures
space
tim expressions
eye contact
touch
paralanguage
1. Making a Gesture
The ring gesture
Britain: _____ France: _____ Tunisia: ______ U.S.: _____ Latin America: _____ Japan: _____
Functions Of NVC
Repeating ComplementingSubstituting Regulation Contradicting
III. Elements of Nonverbal Communication
NVC
Produced by the body
Combined with the setting
United States, England, and Sweden--- good luck
Greece and Turkey --breaking of a friendship
in parts of Italy --- O.K.
In most countries --- crazy In Brazil---you
Spain: _____ Greece: _____ Malta: _____ Italy: _____
V-sign
Britain: _____ Greece: _____
What is “Moutza”?
Do you know what the following gestures means?
Which carries more of the meaning, verbal or nonverbal communication?
VC
35%
65%
NVC
Experts say that communication is composed of different methods: words, voice, tone and nonverbal clues. Of these, some are more effective in delivering a message than others. According to research, in a conversation or verbal exchange:
You tell someone that you are pleased with his/her performance, and at the same time you pat the person on the shoulder.
If people in a group are boisterous, you might place your index finger to your lips as an alternative to saying, “Please calm down so that I can speasku.”bstituting
BODY LANGUAGE are 55% effective
TONE of VOICE is 38% effective
WORDS
are 7% effective
The importance of NVC
Case When he visited the United States in 1959,
You tell someone that you are pleased with his/her performance, and at the same time you pat the person on the shoulder.
If people in a group are boisterous, you might place your index finger to your lips as an alternative to saying, “Please calm down so that I can speasku.”bstituting
Unit 5
Nonverbal Communication (I)
In today’s class, we will…