Post #1
1). Return to the eight principles of nonverbal communication. Pick two principles, and provide new examples of how they operate in a group or team.
Although all 8 principles of nonverbal communication are valuable, the two that stuck out to me the most are principle 3 and 7. The third principle states that nonverbal communication becomes more meaningful when others have attached an actual meaning to it. This is very true because it also helps establish a sort of credibility to the nonverbal cue, as well as an overall understanding of what the cue means. For example, my best friend and I have a lot of nonverbal cues that we use when interacting with each other. We have a specific look we give each other when we want to draw each other's attention to another person near by. I have used this look with other friends, and they seem to understand what I am trying to say with the nonverbal cue. This helped establish credibility for the cue that we use, because we aren't the only ones who understand it. The seventh principle states that men and women differ in the accuracy of decoding nonverbal cues. Just like with verbal communication, men and women usually interpret things differently, and the same idea also applies to nonverbal communication and cues. For example, I use certain nonverbal cues with my girl friends that I can't use with my guy friends because they don't pick up on them. They will look at me like I am crazy, where as my girl friends will know exactly what I am trying to say without me having to speak a word.
Hello Manager of Mischief! I thought you post on this week's discussion topic was very interesting to read. The third principle you explained was very informative. The third principle states that nonverbal communication becomes more meaningful when there's an actual meaning that is attached to it. I agree when you say that it helps establish a sort of credibility because it helps create an understanding of what a certain nonverbal cue can actually mean (depending on how you interpret it and with who). I really liked the example you used with your best friend because it shows how strong your nonverbal cues are. Another reason why I liked this example is because it just shows that the relationship you have with your best friend is strong enough where you guys are able to have a mutual understanding with just a specific look you give out. Certain cues that you use with your close friends are definitely more obvious and understandable when you cause share the same credibility and knowledge of where the cue comes from.
ReplyDeleteYour example of the seventh principle was also very good. I couldn't help but agree with you more when you mentioned that your girlfriends and guy friends have completely different understandings when it comes to your natural cues. It's funny because I too have tried nonverbal cues on my friends who are the opposite sex and they don't seem to understand what I'm trying to say. This is a really interesting principle because it shows that gender does play a huge role of understanding nonverbal cues. Sometimes, you have to be the same gender as someone to communicated nonverbally without looking like a crazy person!