Non-verbal Communication Scavenger Hunt Assignment

Assignment 5.1 Non-Verbal Communication Scavenger Hunt (100 points)

 

Spend time this week observing people including family, friends and strangers to find the following types of non-verbal communication:

· Examples of illustrators, emblems, adaptors, and regulators.

· Examples of how people use the four zones of personal space.

· Examples of clothing that reveals intentions or personality traits.

· Examples of the regulatory and expressive functions of eye contact.

· Examples of effective and ineffective use of emojis.

Provide a 1-2 page summary of your findings, including at least two examples of each item.

Kinesic Gestures, body movement communication.

In my observations, I noticed lots of kinesic gestures in face-to-face communication and texting channels.