Chronemics/TimeProxemics/DistanceClothing/Physical AttractivenessHaptics/TouchVoiceFace & EyesPostures & GesturesCharacteristics of nonverbalWhat you are stands over you … and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.Functions of Nonverbal CommunicationChronemics/Time•How humans use and structure time•Cultural examples•Business examplesProxemics/Distance•Intimate- skin contact to 18 inches•Personal-18 inches to 4 ft.•Social- 4 to 12 ft.•Public – 12 ft to 25 ft.•Workspace – 50 ft. is the distance within which most “knowledge ecology” occurs•Dating - ?????Clothing/Physical Attractiveness•Speaker credibility–Economic status–Educational level–Social status–Level of sophistication•Uniforms•High status/low status dressHaptics/Touch•Relationship based•Studies with infants•Waitresses – haptics as persuasionVoice•Paralanguage: nonverbal vocal messages Research shows that listeners pay more attention to the vocal messages than to the words that are spoken when asked to determine a speaker’s attitude.Face & Eyes•Most noticed and most powerful.•Six basic emotions that facial expressions reflect and are recognizable in and between all cultures.Postures & Gestures•Kinesics: the study of body movement, gesture and posture.Characteristics of nonverbal•Culture bound•Ambiguous•Primarily relational*•Intentional or Unintentional•Continuous•Multiple channelsWhat you are stands over you … and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.Ralph Waldo EmersonFunctions of Nonverbal
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