Transcript Non-Verbal
Non-Verbal Text Read pg. 92-94 Do Review #2-3, pg. 105 Journal “The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.” How do you do? How can you improve? 1 Clay Dough Shapes • Form groups of 4-5 students. • One person forms a specified shape. • The other members of group guess what the shape is. • Do not use any actions, words or sounds to help them guess. • Each person gets a turn forming a different shape. 2 Non-Verbal Communication Tid-bits • Kinesics refers to the study of nonverbal communication. • Kinesics accounts for approximately 55% of our communication. • When a person’s personal space is invaded, communication is impeded. 3 • Form a circle. • Form a cylinder. • Form a rectangle. • Form a star. • Form a heart. 4 • What problems do you sometimes find when people are trying to tell you something? • What happens when the communication is not clear? • In what ways do we communicate other than the use of words? • Can we become confused when the words are different than the body • image? 5 Eye Contact Keep still – don’t fidget Posture Personal Space 6 • Volunteer leaves the room. • When volunteer returns, I will move closer and closer to the students, invading his/her personal space. • Notice at what point the student feels uncomfortable and what the student’s reactions to the situation are. • At what point did the volunteer feel uncomfortable? • How did the volunteer feel? • How does this relate to communication with others? 7 Territory • We all mark our own territory. – Unwritten seating arrangements. – Spreading coats, books, etc. • Visual Territory – Glances are less than three seconds. • Lots of empty space, leave spaces between. 8 Space Personal Zone Public Zone 18” – 4’ 12’ and up Social Zone 4’ – 12’ Intimate Zone Touching – 18”9 Non-Verbal Cues • • • • • • • • Shaking Hands Defensiveness Suspicion and Secretiveness Honesty Frustration Confidence Nervousness Boredom 10 • Non verbal communication accounts for 80% of all communication 11 • Nonverbal communication is the way you express yourself through movements, posture, and facial expression. • It is possible to send one message with your words and another with body language. 12 • Nonverbal communication is powerful!! • Seventy percent of the time women’s nonverbal communication initiates dating and guides the pace it continues! 13 Women’s “Interested” Body Language • • • • • Pouts lips Flips hair Glances Pushes hair behind ears Aroma (Perfume) 14 Women’s “non-interested” Body Language • • • • • Yawns Frowns Sneers Hands stay in pockets Arms stay crossed across chest 15 Men’s “Interested” Body Language • • • • Holding eye contact longer than necessary Accidental contact with girl by man Arranging tie or sleeves Hands in front of pants with thumbs locked inside belt • Fiddling with something • Moving in closer 16 Activity • 1. (5 min) Divide the class into groups of five or six. Give each group 6 large plastic cups stacked and labeled 1-6. The cup labeled 1 should be at the top. Also give each group a rubber band with 6 pieces of yarn each about 1 1/2 feet long tied to it. The task: They must arrange the cups into a pyramid using team work. They each grab one piece of yarn one foot away from the rubber band. They use the rubber band to lift the cups and arrange them. They cannot otherwise use their hands and they cannot talk!!! Repeat the activity, but this time, let them talk. 17 Discuss Activity Questions to Ask? • 1. (5 min) • How did you communicate to your team members when you couldn't talk. • Which time was easier? • What factors made your team successful? • What are some things that happened that made you team less successful? • Which do we believe more--what people say or what they do? • How powerful is nonverbal communication? 18 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Communication Packet NO TALKING 19 Test next time. Notebook due next time. • Internet Quiz • Internet Communication Review 20