Cm206-02 Unit 6 Seminar Option 2

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The different types of nonverbal communication are kinsesics, physical appearance, haptics, artifacts, environmental factors, proxemics and personal space, paralanguage, and silence. The principles of nonverbal communication are nonverbal communication may supplement or replace verbal communication. You shake or nod your head when you are saying yes and with certain word you tend to speak louder (Wood, 2010). Nonverbal communication may also regulate interaction. You can tell when it's your turn to talk. No one has to tell you to speak. Nonverbal communication often establishes relationship-level meanings. With this principle there are three dimensions, responsiveness, where you use emoticons to express your feelings, liking, you express how you feel towards others with smiles or friendly touching, and power, “we assert dominance to negotiate for status and influence” (Wood, 2010). Environmental factors are one of the nonverbal cues that I haven't thought of before. Environmental factors depends on sound, lighting, temperature, colors, room design, or even the way the building is made. It determines how we feel or even how we act. I have never paid it any attention until now that some places make you feel wanted and welcome and others you feel scared or just down. Not all nonverbal cues are appropriate. Some people use all capital letters to express yelling. Some of the nonverbal cues that can be used such as capital letters and bold writing might be taken the wrong way. I have written in all caps before not expressing anger but because I didn't realize it until it was already sent and the person who I sent it to asked why was I yelling and angry. You have to be very careful how you communicate through electronic devices. Typos, grammar errors and poor editing says that the writer is in a hurry. A lot of people have grammatical errors in electronic
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