Unit-6-Non-verbal-Communication.ppt

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1、Body LanguageGeneral appearance and dressGesturesEye contactFacial expressionPostureTouching2. ParalanguageSilencePitchVolumeEnvironment LanguageSpaceTimeHow to read her heart from her eyes?How about people in China and Japan?You dont just “ You dont just “ readread ” others ” others body language;b

2、ody language;You You observe, analyzeobserve, analyze and and interpretinterpret before you decide before you decide the possible meaning!the possible meaning!rsrs.DEAFCGBJourard sat in coffee shops in four different cities. Whenever he saw people touch, he recorded the touch. His records are as fol

3、lowed: Saainthorthorn ( (Porto orto Rico)co): 18180 Pararis s: 1 1022 Gynswswer re ( (Florlorida)a): 2 2 Lo Londo on: 0In the Muslin world, the left hand is profane (亵渎的亵渎的) and touching some one with it is highly offensive. Pitch decides hesitation or emphasis. When one is excited, his/her voice wo

4、uld be high in pitch, quick in rate, and there will be no pauses between sentences; When one is sad or depressed, his/her voice traits would surely be the opposite. The English always speak in lower voice than Chinese when they make speech or a lecture, or talking with each other, or phoning. But Ch

5、inese often speak in loud voice in the aforesaid occasions. American are more skilled in regulating their voice volume and use very many different volume levels depending on the size of the audience and the physical environment. Silence can be longer between friends or intimates than the strangers w

6、ho have to converse. Chinese pay more attention to the function of silence in the talking, and think that the pauses and silence have rich meanings. Silence may have many possible meanings: agreement-disagreement, thoughtful-ignorance, consideration-inconsideration, secrecy, coldness, submission, bo

7、redom and so on. You say it best when you say nothing at all.Speech is silver, but silence is gold.Silent better than cry. Space includes the personal space and territoriality. Animals and human beings both stake out to defend their territories. The territorial invasion of a country may lead to the

8、declaration of war. But people as individuals may not be so pugnacious (好斗的好斗的). A more tangible form of communication between people is the use and control of space. People erect flags, fences, and walls to claim their territory. E.g. the Great Wall People may have public territories that are open

9、to all, such as a table in a library, a seat in such public places as banks, post offices, parks, or a parking lot. People usually use a marker to signal his/her temporary ownership in a public setting. (Markers may be a book, a school bag, a suitcase that can represent personal existence. The marke

10、r as a temporary occupancy is valid as long as others respect it, otherwise invasion may happen. ) Researchers show that people may react in several different ways. Withdrawal is the first alternative in front of a violation. The personal space is the portable territory with invisible boundaries tha

11、t expand or contract, depending on the situation. There are invisible walls that defined our personal space. What might be the factors that will affect personal space of people?decisive factors : their gender, age, cultural setting and relationship to their talking partners. Some cultures simply do not think of private, personal body space. e.g. Sometimes, fifty Africans can crowd into the same amount of space that holds only twenty North Americans.