(English 9) verbal and non-verbal communications
Cards (12)
- the way you move and carry yourself communicates a wealth of information to the world. this type of non-verbal communication includes your posture, bearing, stance, and subtle movements.
- we wave, point, and use our hands when we're arguing or speaking animatedly expressing ourselves with _ often without thinking.
- the visual sense is dominant for most people, _ is an especially important type of non-verbal communication. the way you look at someone can communicate many things.
- a weak handshake, a timid tap on the shoulder, a warm bear hug, a reassuring slap on the back, a patronizing pat on the head, or a controlling grip on your arm.
- it's not just what you say, it's how you say it. when we speak, other people "read" our voices in addition to listening to our words.
- refers to the degree of the tone of the voice, be it high or low.
- focuses on the emphasis given to a syllable or a word within a phrase or a statement.
- it pertains to the movement of break or even a pause between two syllables with two words.
- is often associated with emotions loaded into the words spoken
- describes how the voice falls on the final stressed syllable of a phrase or a group of words. is very common in wh- questions.
- describes how the voice rises at the end of a sentence. is common in yes-no questions.
- describes how the voice falls and then rises. we use this at the end of statements when we want to say that we are not sure, when we request information or invite somebody to do or to have something.