One concept from the book that I found interesting and also
very important to learn is Nonverbal communication. Nonverbal communication can
often times be misunderstood and cause more problems than intended. It can take
the form of tone of voice, body gestures, facial expressions, use of time, turn
taking, habits of hairstyle or dress and more. I think that at times people can
over react to something and take offense to it. Different cultures do thing
differently and for example, the form of a thumbs up, like good job to
Americans, can mean something totally different in another country and it can
be offensive. Nonverbal communication is
something that people should learn more about and to not always assume the
worst when they are observing it from other people. Like the book mentions that
some people might have different ways of giving feedback or use of facial
expressions when talking with others and it could make it seem like they don’t
understand the person talking, when in fact they do.
I agree with you that facial expression can be misinterpreted with other cultures. In order to communicate well, we must learn nonverbal communication. The way we express ourselves towards others can lead to positive and negative responses. When nonverbal communication goes well, both parties do not need to exchange words. For instance, gestures are a good way to communicate nonverbally. Eye contact plays an important role with nonverbal communication. The way we look at other people allows us to accept or deny their presents. In another point of view, we chose whom to communicate with – we chose who is wasting our time or not. This goes will with business transactions.
ReplyDeleteNonverbal Communication is one of my favorite concepts within studying communications. Like you defined nonverbal communication it is an express, almost instant reading of someone's personal behavior and signals to their thoughts and reasoning. Eye contact is a great way to gain nonverbal communication along with many other techniques. Body language is also incredibly effective, allowing others to read you and pick up on all the other ways they are communicating with you, not just with words.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Roro, I hope you had a wonderful weekend!