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Non Verbal Communi Cation
Non Verbal Communi Cation
Non Verbal Communi Cation
Caution
Body language can speak more strongly than words. Make sure you say the right things with it.
Nonverbal Communication
Is it possible to communicate without words? Studies show that over half of your message is carried through nonverbal elements: Your appearance Your body language The tone and the pace of your voice.
Definition
Non-verbal forms of communication is a term that refers to any way in which we communicate our ideas, opinions and feelings with each other that does not involve the use of written or spoken words. For example, what would an interview panel think of 1. a smiling, smartly dressed candidate? 2. a candidate who has an untidy appearance and does not make eye contact?
Self-Presentation
What message do you wish to send with your choice of clothing and personal grooming?
Microsoft Photo
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He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
Pitch Speed Tone Voice Volume Gestures Facial Expression Body Posture
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Nonverbal Signals
Vary from culture to culture
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A finance director giving a presentation to City analysts uses bar graphs and pie charts to display the raw data from a complex profit forecast.
A brochure-designer searches photographic libraries to find a suitable image to support the central messages that appear in the text of an organisations annual report.
Danger! Vicinity of school, kindergarten, or playground. Children are likely to run into traffic lanes.
The Nike "Swoosh" is a design created in 1971 by Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student at Portland State University.
tables
pie charts
bar charts
line graphs
maps flowcharts
powerful a tool as masterful negotiating techniques Project yourself as a confident, welcoming person, and your clients, colleagues and bosses will be attracted to you, keen on doing business with you and on promoting you within your organization.
1 You can communicate with someone who is hard of hearing of deaf. 2) You can communicate at place where you are supposed to maintain silence. 3) You can communicate something which you don't want others to hear or listen to. 4) You can communicate if you are far away from a person. The person can see but not hear you. 5) Non-verbal communication makes conversation short and brief. 6) You can save on time and use it as a tool to communicate with people who don't understand your language.
1) You can not have long conversation. 2) Can not discuss the particulars of your message 3) Difficult to understand and requires a lot of repetitions. 4) Can not be used as a public tool for communication. 6) Less influential and can not be used everywhere. 7) Not everybody prefers to communicate through non-verbal communication. 8) Can not create an impression upon people/listeners.
First Impression II
Positive first impression make communications much easier and more comfortable. Negative first impressions can cut off a relationship before it gets started. Many people give up rather than trying to reverse the other peoples negative impression.