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The Channels of Nonverbal Messages (Touch messages (Emotions (For example,…
The Channels of Nonverbal Messages
Body gestures and appearance
Gestures
Emblems: translate into words or phrases
Thumps-up
OK sign
Middle finger
Illistators
enhance verbal messages they accompany
For example, when people are driving and I'm telling them where to go, I will say the direction and point.
Affect display
Movements of the face or general body movement
Regulators
Behaviors that monitor, control, coordinate, or maintain the speaking of the individual
Adaptors
Self-adaptor
Movements that usually satisfy a physical need
Alter-adaptors
Movements directed at a person
Object-adaptors
Gestures focused one an object
Appearance
Height
Taller people have been known to be more successful
Height has been shown to be significant in a wide variety of situations
Skin color
General attractiveness
The more attractive, the more successful
Hair length, style, color
Weight
Facial and eye messages
Facial
Facial management: enable you to communicate your feelings in order to achieve the effect you want
To intensify
For example, to smile at someone when they complement you.
To deintensify
For example, I do not act overjoyed when my friend is not having a good day.
To neutralize
To mask
Facial feedback: your facial expressions influence physiological arousal
Eyes
Identify yourself
Eye contact
To show the speaker your listening
Women make more eye contact than men
Eye avoidance
Shows lack of interest
Spatial messages
Proxemic distance
Intimate distance
Short distance between two people that are together
Personal distance
Known as the "bubble"
When someone is in your bubble, you feel uncomfortable
Social distance
Public distance
Artifactual message
Conveyed through objects or arrangements
Color
People use different colors to convey actions and feelings
For example, stoplights. Red means stop, green means go.
Clothing
People get an idea of who you are by how you dress
For example, "dress for success" is said so people get a good and appropriate first impression of you for a job interview.
Touch messages
Emotions
For example, giving a hug to someone sad or to someone you haven't seen in a while
Playfullness
For example, my siblings and I will slap each other in a playful manner to get the other one wound up
Control
For example, tapping someone on the shoulder to get them to turn around and look at you
Ritual
For example, shaking hands when greeting someone
Task-related
Paralanguage and silence messages
Pitch
For example, when my brother lies his voice gets higher
Rate
Rythm
Volume
For example, when I'm mad or telling a story of something that made me mad, I tend to talk very loud
Silence
The "silent treatment"
For example, when I am mad or upset at someone I tend to not talk to them or say very little
