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Chapter Seven
Nonverbal Communication: Messages Beyond Words
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Characteristics of Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal skills are vital
All behavior has communicative value
Nonverbal communication is primarily relational
Impression management
Reflecting and shaping relationships
Conveying emotions
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Characteristics of Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal communication occurs in mediated messages
Emoticons and emoji
Punctuation and lexical surrogates
Time management
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Characteristics of Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal communication serves many functions
Repeating
Complementing
Substituting
Accenting
Regulating
Contradicting
Mixed messages
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Characteristics of Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal communication offers deception cues
Nonverbal communication is ambiguous
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Influences on Nonverbal Communication
Gender
Culture
Personal space
Eye contact
Use of time
Monochronic cultures
Polychronic cultres
There are some universal nonverbal behaviors
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Types of Nonverbal Communication
Body movement (kinesics)
Body orientation
Posture
Gestures
Illustrators
Emblems
Adaptors
Manipulators
Face and eyes
Microexpressions
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Types of Nonverbal Communication
Voice (paralanguage)
Emphasis
Tone
Rate
Pitch
Volume
Pauses
Unintentional pauses
Vocalized pauses
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Types of Nonverbal Communication
Touch (haptics)
Appearance
Physical attractiveness
Clothing
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Types of Nonverbal Communication
Physical space (proxemics)
Distance
Intimate distance
Personal distance
Social distance
Public distance
Territoriality
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Types of Nonverbal Communication
Physical environment
Time (chronemics)
Indicates power and status
Reflects the state of a relationship
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