Channels of Nonverbal Communication
Body Gestures
Illustrators
Affect Displays
Emblems
Regulators
Kinesics
Adaptors
Study of communication through body movement.
Body gestures that translate directly into words or phrases.
Literally illustrate the verbal messages the accompany.
Movements of the face as well as the hands and general body.
Behaviors that monitor, coordinate, or maintain the speaking of another individual.
Self-Adaptors
Object-Adaptors
Self-touching movements that satisfy some physical need.
Are gestures that focus on objects.
Body Appearance
Facial Messages
Your general Attractiveness, which includes general physical appeal and pleasantness.
To Deintensify
To neutralize
To intensify
To Mask
To exaggerate to make others feel better.
To cover up your own joy in the presence of a friend who just received bad news.
To cover up sadness as to not depress others.
To express happiness when you did not get what you expected.
Eye Messages
Encode all meanings you wish to communicate
Help sighted person meet your communication needs
Identify Yourself
be patient with sight person
Remember that your gestures and movements can't be seen by a visually impaired person.
Dont assume that someone will recognize your voice. Don't hesitate to ask someone to identify themselves.
If you want your surroundings described, ask. if you wan someone to read road signs, ask.
Put them at ease in a way that makes you comfortable.
Spatial Messages
Public Distance
Social Distance
Territoriality
Personal Distance
12' to 25' protects you. you can take defensive action if threatened.
4' to 12'; you lose visual detail you have at personal distance.
Protective 'Bubble' that defines your personal space. 18" to 4'
Secondary
Public
Primary
Areas you may call your own, these areas are an exclusive preserve.
Areas that don't belong to you but you have occupied.
Are areas that are open to all people.
Time Messages
How you use time, how you organize it, and react to it.
Interpersonal Time
Response Time
Relationship Time
Talk Time
Wait time
Punctuality
Refers to the time it takes for you to respond.
Refers to the amount of time you should give to the people you are in a relationship with.
Referes to who initiates and terminates a conversation.
Amount of time that is considered appropriate to wait for someone.
Being on time for a number of occasions.