Transcript Communication - Woodhaven High School

Communication
“What you do speaks so loud that I
cannot hear what you say”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Communication is
like an iceberg!
An Iceberg
Proxemics
 Personal Space/ Conversational Distance
 Most Americans use a 24 inch bubble
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Public Zone over 12 feet
Social Zone 4-12 feet
Personal Zone 1 ½ -4 feet
Intimate Zone Less than 18 inches
 Kiss, Hug…
Factors that affect
Proxemics:
 Gender
 Culture
 Activity (dancing, dental hygiene, hair
styling)
 Relationship (boss, boyfriend, mother)
 Physical Size
 Physical Appearance (Tattoos, Race, Clothing)
 Age
 Personal History
 Abuse victims need more space
 Abusers intrude space
 Invasion of Space increases anxiety
 People stand closer to those they like
and trust
 Mirroring indicates agreement/ trust
Kinesics
 Body Language
 Far more important than words in communication
 Gestures
 Facial Expression/ Movement
 Eye Contact
 None: disagree or disinterest
 Solid: involved in conversation
 Fidgeting
 Body Position/Posture
 Notice who stands by each other (alliances)
 Notice who someone avoids
 Facial Touching
 Hiding something
 Touching others
 Mirroring/ Posture Echoing
 Hand Position
 Closed? (defensive)
 Open? (relaxed/ open minded)
 On hips? (defensive)
 Toe/ Foot Position
 Inward (submissive)
 Outward (dominance)
 Arm Position
 Crossed? (negative/ barrier/ disagree)
 Facial Expressions
 Includes micro-expressions
Body Language to Impress
 Make eye contact
 Avoid fidgeting
 Avoid touching your face
 Face your listener
 Clothes, make up, and hairstyle are factors that
control first impressions!
Para Verbal
Communication
 How we say what we say
 Tone
 Reveals
 patience/impatience
 Condensation/ sarcasm
 Irritation/Anger
 Volume
 Many use loud for power. This fails!
 Cadence… Rate and Rhythm of speech
 Look at the following example for
meaning:
A woman without her man is nothing.
 A woman, without her, man is nothing.
 See what changing cadence can do?
 There are four ways in which we have
contact with the world. We are evaluated
and classified by these four artifacts:
what we do, how we look, what we say,
and how we say it.
 Dale Carnegie