Transcript Wednesday, 9/9/09

Wednesday, 9/9/09
 Today’s Speakers of the
Day:
 4th: Sam M. & Bre
 6th: Christian &
Savannah
 7th: Katie & Ryan
 J: Which is least
important to you – money,
power, fame – and why?
 Current Events
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 Non-verbal communication:
 EVERYTHING BUT THE WORDS
THEMSELVES:
 hand gestures
 body
 face
 eyes
 touch
 Space.
Wednesday, 9/9/09  What part of communication
is verbal? Non-verbal?
 Information?
 Ideas?
 Feelings?
 Attitudes?
 The more you use nonverbal communication, the
better communicator you
are.
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 Non-verbal communication…
 Can be intentional
 Can be unintentional
 Often hard to put into
precise words
 Usually believed OVER
verbal communication
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 FORMS of non-verbal:
 1. Emblems
 2. Illustrators
 3. Affect Displays
 4. Regulators
 5. Adaptors
 6. Paralanguage
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 EMBLEMS:
 Emblems represent universal
signs that we do with our
body – direct verbal
translation:
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Peace sign
thumbs up
Love ya!
Smooch
Talk to the hand
 Consider culture when you're talking
about emblems.
 Come here (with the hand)
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 ILLUSTRATORS:
 Illustrators are body
movements that go with
words in non-verbal
communication – cues (sounds
or actions) tied to speech.
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Accent
Underscore
Emphasize
Reinforce
“I think that is wrong!”
“Whoa!”
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 AFFECT DISPLAYS
 Affect displays are
movements involving the
body, face or hands that
act as cues that reveal our
“affect” (emotions,
feelings).
 Primarily facial expressions
 Also posture
 How do you show you are…
 Crabby
 Happy
 Scared
 Disappointed
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 REGULATORS
 Regulators are cues used to
manipulate and “regulate”
the give and take in
conversations (speaking
and listening.
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Turn taking
Head nods
Eye behavior
Voice inflection
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 ADAPTORS
 Adaptors are physical movements of
self and objects designed to make
yourself feel better in non-verbal
communication.
 Objects:
 Pencil tapping
 Cigarette smoking
 Classes
 Self:
 Scratching
 Picking
 Rubbing
 Shaking
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 PARALANGUAGE
 Paralanguage are aspects of
spoken communication – but
not the words themselves.
 Para means beside, beyond
 Includes communication
like…
 Pitch, rate, tone
 Pauses
 Non-verbal sounds
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 Non-verbal cues can “include” or
“exclude.”
 How do you non-verbally “say”…
 “Hey, come on over with us!”
 “No, we already have our group.”
 Words can “build up” and “put
down.”
 How do you non-verbally “say”…
 “That was great!”
 “Dude, you really screwed up!”
 Words “reveal” and “conceal.”
 How do you non-verbally “say”…
 “That really makes me feel like…”
 “Never mind; it’s not important.”
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We ended our
Wednesday
conversation here.
We’ll pick up nonverbal
communication in
different registers
tomorrow.
 Just as with verbal
communication,
we use our nonverbal
communication in
different registers
as well
 However, many of
the cues are
shared between
registers.
Friday, 9/4/09
1. Static Register This style of
communications RARELY or NEVER
changes. It is “frozen” in time and
content. e.g. the Pledge of
Allegiance, the Lord’s Prayer, the
Preamble to the US Constitution, the
Alma Mater, a bibliographic
reference, laws .
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2. Formal Register This language
is used in formal settings and is
one-way in nature. This use of
language usually follows a
commonly accepted format. It
is usually impersonal and
formal. Common formats for
this register are speeches,
sermons, rhetorical statements
and questions, pronouncements
made by
judges, announcements.
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3.Consultative Register This
is a standard form of
communication. Users
engage in a mutually
accepted structure of
communications. It is
formal and societal
expectations accompany
the users of this speech. It
is professional discourse.
e.g. when strangers meet,
communications between a
superior and a subordinate,
doctor & patient, lawyer &
client, lawyer & judge,
teacher & student,
counselor & client.
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4. Casual Register This is
informal language used by
peers and friends. Slang,
vulgarities and
colloquialisms are normal.
This is “group” language.
One must be a member to
engage in this register.
e.g. buddies, teammates,
chats and emails, and
blogs, and letters to
friends.
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5. Intimate Register: This
communication is private.
It is reserved for close
family members or
intimate people. e.g.
husband & wife, boyfriend
& girlfriend, siblings,
parent & children.
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Rule of Language Use:
One can usually transition
from one language register
to an adjacent one without
encountering
repercussions. However,
skipping one or more levels
is usually considered
inappropriate and even
offensive.
 Source: Montano-Harmon, M. R. “Developing
English for Academic Purposes” California State
University, Fullerton.
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 Tomorrow’s SOTD:
 4th: Sammy F. &
Cole
 6th: Eshpa &
Sierra
 7th:Matt & Dexter