Non verbal acts are negotiated and heavily influenced by

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Non verbal acts are negotiated and heavily
influenced by

• Context and culture
• Degree to which knowledge of the code is shared
• Skills and attentiveness of the communication
• Deliberate use of ambiguity
• NVC accounts for 80 of communication in
  face-to-face communication(Alan Pease)

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NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION

• WE MAKE AND RECEIVE NON VERBAL SIGNS WHENEVER WE
  ARE WITH OTHERS (ARGYLE)
• WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE
• (now go on to other power point)

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BODY LANGUAGE

• Which consists of the following

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GESTURE (or kinesics)

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EXPRESSION
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BODY POSTURE
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PROXEMICS
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EYE CONTACT
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TOUCH
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PARALANGUAGE

• ACCENT
• SPEECH RATE
• LOUDNESS
• CONTINUITY
• VOICE QUALITY
• TONE OF VOICE

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APPEARANCE

• VOLUNTARY CONTROL
• LESS CONTROLLABLE
• APPEARANCE SENDS MESSAGES ABOUT PERSONALITY,
  SOCIAL STATUS, CONFORMITY, ROLE AND IDENTITY
• See powerpoint on appearance