The homework assignment is attached below under ‘What to do’. The reading is also down below under ‘CHAPTER 5′. Explain the concept rather than reading the same explanation in the book.
The Importance of Nonverbal Communication
5.1 Describe the important role of nonverbal communication in social interaction.
Nonverbal communication plays an important role in social interaction. It helps us express and interpret
verbal messages, navigate everyday life, and make policy decisions.
First, nonverbal communication allows us to communicate more complex messages – such as when we:
?¢ smile to reinforce an expression of thanks
?¢ hold our hands with palms forward to substitute for saying “stop”
?¢ laugh flirtatiously to contradict the words, “I hate you”
?¢ put our index finger and thumb close together to illustrate how thin our new computer is.
Second, nonverbal communication influences how individuals interpret messages, especially those
related to feelings, moods, and attitudes. Nonverbal cues are important to the expression of emotion
because communicators often are more comfortable expressing their feelings nonverbally (such as by
smiling or glaring) than they are stating them more explicitly through words (Mehrabian, 2007). For
example, how often do you flatly tell a friend or colleague, “I am mad at you”? If you are like most
people, this is a relatively rare event; instead, you probably rely on some type of nonverbal cue to
indicate your dissatisfaction. The ability to decode others’ nonverbal communication effectively helps
you interpret the nuanced meanings in others’ messages as well as how they feel ??and how they feel
about you. It also helps you respond better to those messages and feelings. This ability is particularly
important in close relationships. For instance, a study of nonverbal communication and marital
satisfaction found that couples’ ability to correctly decode their partner’s nonverbal communication
affect was connected to their relational satisfaction, especially for husbands (Koerner & Fitzpatrick,
2002).
What Is Nonverbal Communication?
5.2 Define nonverbal communication.
The nonverbal components of communication include all the messages that people transmit through
means other than words. More specifically, communication scholar Valerie Manusov and psychologist
Miles Patterson define nonverbal communication as “encompassing the sending and receiving of
information through appearance, objects, the environment and behavior in social settings” (Manusov &
Patterson, 2006, p. xi). Thus, they argue that we communicate nonverbally when we blow a kiss, scratch
our arm, or wear clothing that signals our group membership. Even more frequently, nonverbal and
verbal aspects of communication combine to convey messages, as when we indicat
Description of the assignment based on syllabus:
Students will create 5 journal entries regarding the interpersonal and intra-personal
concepts covered over the semester. The journal responses are designed for students to
explore their own experiences regarding course concepts.
?¢ Department Goal: Analysis of Communication
?¢ Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking (AACU) and Critically Analyze Messages
(NCA LOC5)
Dear class,
Your journal response is going to have three parts.
In the first part of your paper, you are going to identify(select) AND define (in your own
words) minimum of 3 and no more than 5 concepts/aspects/perspectives/theories that
you have learned from chapter 5 (Non-Verbal Communication) of our book, and you deem
these newly learned concepts/theories to be intriguing and/or useful in your future
professional and personal lives.
In the second part of your paper, you`re going to explain why you believe these newly
learned concepts are useful in your personal and professional lives. In other words, what
makes these concepts/theories important in your life.
In the third part of your paper, you are going to explain how learning these concepts will
impact your personal and professional lives from this point onward. In other words, what
aspects of your interpersonal and intrapersonal communication do you think (and want
to) improve based on the newly learned concepts that you discussed in the first part of
the paper.
This assignment has 10 Points.
The criteria that I will use to evaluate your paper is as follows:
– At least three and no more than five concepts/theories are selected, defined, explained
and used in the paper. ( —–/ 2 pts)
– The length of the paper is 600-800 words long. (——-/ 2 pts)
– Paper does not have grave grammatical errors, and is free of typos (——–/1 pt)
– Paper CLEARLY AND CONCISELY explains why you believe these newly learned
concepts are useful in your personal and professional lives. In other words, what makes
these concepts/theories important in your life. (———/ 2 pts)
– Paper CLEARLY AND CONCISELY explains how learning these concepts will impact
your personal and professional lives from this point onward. In other words, what
aspects of your interpersonal and intrapersonal communication do you think (and want
to) improve based on the newly learned concepts that you discussed in the first part of
the paper. (———/ 3 pts)
Total: 10 pts
Highly Recommended Deadline: Sep 17th@ 11:59 PM
You will have until Oct 1st @ 11:59 PM to submit this assignment without any penalty.
I cannot guarantee that I`d accept the assignment after Oct 1st, unless there is proof of
a case of an emergency that prevented you from submitting this assignment in the
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