1.
Written communication = Verbal
communication?
2.
Define euphemism? Equivocation?
Difference between connotative and denotative
meaning?
In the communication process, the sender
_______________ a message, while the receiver
________________ the message.
3.
4.
Decodes, encodes
b. Encodes, decodes
c. Decodes, decodes
d. Encodes, encodes
a.
Consider the role of verbal communication:
How difficult would it be to have interpersonal
communication without using verbal
communication?
Let’s play our version of CHARADES and see!
Chapter 5 Recap/Lecture
One
cannot avoid
communication
Communication
transactional
=
 Communicating
without words
 Plays role in communicating
effectively
 Helps with conversation
management
 Intentional and unintentional
 Consciously and unconsciously
(largely the latter)
 Shared meaning
 Often
ambiguous
 More believable than verbal communication
 May conflict with verbal communication

Mixed messages
 Can
be used to regulate and adapt to
conversation

Interaction adaption theory (for the latter)
 Culture
 Gender
 Age
 Context
 Visual-Auditory
 Contact
Codes
Codes
 Place and Time Codes
 Body
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Movement (Kinesics)
Body Orientation
Gestures
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Delivery
Citing
Seeking
Turn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA3QNM5eKNw

Physical Appearance
Physical Characteristics
 Level of attractiveness
 Body artifacts (e.g. jewelry, tattoos, body piercings)


Examples
Consider you interacting with this person (so
interpersonal communication)
 Think about your willingness to
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
…date
…interview
…work with on a project
…hang out with
….trust
…approach

Facial Communication
Eye Contact
 Facial Expressions

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
Smiling
Voice (Paralanguage) – How you say it

Vocal qualities
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Vocal distractors

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“ums”, “uhs”, “ehs”
Vocal characterizers
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Pitch, rate, volume, tempo, pronunciation, etc
Crying, laughing, whining, muttering, etc.
Silence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI4OCSYXPHM
 Touch

= Haptics
Functions of touch
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Positive
Playful
Control
Ritualistic
Task
Hybrid
Accidental
 Space

Personal space


How do we protect our personal space?
 Territoriality/Territorial Markers
Distance


= Proxemics
Personal, intimate, social, or public
How do we respond if our space is violated?

Expectancy Violation Theory
 The
Environment (e.g. color, lighting, room
design)

What do these colors usually communicate?

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Red
Black
Green
Blue
Pink
 Time

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
(Chronemics)
Late to your first date?
Late to dinner with your best friend?
Late to meeting with professor?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh_
_g-ZZ6WA
 Differences
between men and women, in
terms of nonverbal communication?
 Your thoughts? (Application Exercise)
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzkykWD0a0
 White Chicks
 What
about in different settings? (Focus on
INTERPERSONAL communication)

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
Workplace?
Church?
Dance club?



Are dance moves examples of nonverbal
communication?
What do they communicate in interpersonal
communication?
Hot Chick
(43:07 mark)
 Understand
the relationship between verbal
and nonverbal communication
 Be tentative with your interpretations
 Avoid nonverbal distractions
 Remember the role of context in nonverbal
communication
 Pay attention to your own nonverbal
behaviors
 Ask others about your nonverbal
communication
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
Before we evaluate your listening within interpersonal
communication, let’s continue to evaluate your individual listening
skills
Practice your listening within two different scenarios; one from
category A and one from category B
Category A: favorite television show, new/unfamiliar song by favorite
artist, favorite talk show, funny/interesting clip on YouTube
 Category B: news broadcast, political speech, class lecture (other than our
class)


Compare your listening for each:
What were the similarities and/or differences?
 Were there any barriers involved? (noise, message overload, message
complexity, etc.)
 Were you an effective listener? Why or why not? (use textbook terminology
in your explanation)
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Now, wait until the next day (or at least a few hours); how much of
each situation do you still remember? What helped you remember?
See assignment sheet for format
Second AE – Bring an item that is important to you
Quiz