Virtual Lecture – Unit Six
Nonverbal Communication
Communication
Beyond Words

Nonverbal Communication is very important
 It is a very important key to understanding communication
 Nonverbal communication includes: smiling, frowning, laughing, crying, sighing
 It also includes linguistic dimensions of spoken words such as pitch, rate and volume of your voice.

Characteristics of nonverbal communication
 Nonverbal communication is very important
 All behavior has some kind of communicative value
 Nonverbal communication is primarily relational

Nonverbal Communication Plays a
Big Role in Identity Management
 Nonverbal communication helps us to define the types of relationships we want to have with others
 Nonverbal communication also conveys emotions louder than words ever could

Nonverbal Communication Serves
Many Functions
 Repeating
 Substituting
 Accenting
 Regulation
 Complementing
 Contradicting
 Deceiving

Nonverbal communication is also
Ambiguous
 Nonverbal messages are open to multiple interpretations. Even more so than language.

Influences on nonverbal communication
 Gender
 Culture

Types of nonverbal communication
 Body Orientation
 Posture
 Gestures
 Face and Eyes
 Voice
 Touch

More Types of Nonverbal
Communication
 Physical Attractiveness
 Clothing
 Distance
 Territoriality
 Physical Environment
 Time

End of Virtual Lecture
On Nonverbal
Communication and
Unit Six