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Give some examples of human nonverbal communication.
Name: Hung Jie Song Date: January 29, 2015

Research: Nonverbal communication is the process of delivering or receiving wordless cues. These cues may be triggered via voice, touch, distance, and physical appearance. If you were, say, in a public space and spotted two people walking together, laughing, and smiling, you would assume the two of them were friends. Imagine yourself sitting on the bleachers and witnessing two teams duke it out in a basketball match. In the middle of the game, a player passes the ball to his team-mate, but a member of the other team manages to intercept the ball - with his face, that is. He buckles his knees and slides across the floor, wincing and covering his face with his hands as he continued lying on the ground. At this point, the entire crowd gasps and sympathizes with the pain the fallen basketball player is currently experiencing - after all, pain's what he's feeling if you consider the details. What the crowd doesn't know is that he's covering his face not because of the pain but because he's embarrassed - nonverbal communication sure can be, at times, misleading.

Web Citations:
 * Nonverbal Communication Theories. (2009). In the Encyclopedia of Communication Theory.doi:10.4135/9781412959384.n262
 * Nonverbal Communication. Entry in The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science (2004).

Media Citation: Several facial expressions depicting various emotional states. http://www.nosweatpublicspeaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Expressions1.jpg

Citations:
 * Nonverbal Communication Theories. (2009). In the Encyclopedia of Communication Theory.doi:10.4135/9781412959384.n262
 * Nonverbal Communication. Entry in The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science (2004).
 *  http://www.nosweatpublicspeaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Expressions1.jpg

Comment:

Gloria Kim

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Great answer, Hung! Nonverbal communication refers to facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, posture, and tone of voice. They often speak louder than words because it communicates sincerity, truthfulness, or whether someone is listening to you or not. For example, When you are talking to another person who replies but doesn't look at you, then it generates tension, mistrust, or confusion. Nonverbal communication is a tool that can help you connect with others or break relationships. Another example would be when someone is comforting you without saying a word. Their sympathetic eyes or soft touches might just be enough.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Web Citation:
 * <span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Nonverbal Communication." //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">: Improving Your Nonverbal Skills and Reading Body Language //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2015. <http://www.helpguide.org/articles/relationships/nonverbal-communication.htm>.