Human Communciation-Chapter 4:Non verbal Communication

Intimate Space

0-18 inches (Personal Connection)

Personal Space

18 inches to 4 feet (Friendly but not intimate)

Social Space

4 feet to 12 feet (not necessarily friendly)

Public Space

12 feet apart or more (no communicative arrangement)

Percentage of nonverbal communication

93% of all communication is nonverbal

Theory of nonverbal coding systems

This theory states that groups or clusters of behaviors convey meaning

Proxemics

Our use of space and distance to make meaning

Haptics

Communication through touch

Chronemics

Using time to convey meaning

Kinesics

Using body motions to convey meaning

Vocalics

Sounds and Rhythms, but not actual words, that come out of a persons mouth

Oculesics

The use of pupil dilation, eye movement, and eye contact in meaning -making

Facial expressions

The use of the faces mobility in communication

Physical Appearance

Clothing, height, weight, body adornments (tattoos, piercing and accessories) skin color, ethnicity, hairstyle and color, shape

Artifacts

Objects we use to identify ourselves

Environmental Factors

Temperature, weather, smells

Silence

Sends very powerful messages. Even when we think we are not communicating, we are

Framing

Framing is how we use nonverbal and verbal communication together in order to create meaning. Nonverbal messages can repeat, complement, contradict, and substitute for, And regulate what we we say.

Repeat

First you nod your head then you say “yes”

Complement

Smiling while telling someone your happy

Contradict

Telling your friend everything is fine when you’re clearly upset in your tone

Substitute

When we don’t want to justify someone’s ridiculous comment with a response

Regulate

When a speaker pauses in his or her speech to tell the audience they’re done talking