19 Nonverbal Communication
19 Nonverbal Communication
19 Nonverbal Communication
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Chapter outline
4. Visual Aids
Include:
▪ Gestures
Nonverbal communication is the ▪ Facial expressions
process of conveying a message ▪ Tone of voice
without the use of words.
▪ Timing
▪ Posture
▪ and where you stand as you
communicate.
2. Eight types of nonverbal communication
1. Space 5. Touch
2. Time 6. Paralanguage
3. Physical 7. Artifacts
characteristics 8. Environment
4. Body movements
Space
Environment
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Positions on the Stage
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Gestures
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Visual aids accomplish several goals:
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Purpose, Emphasis,
Support, and Clarity
• The purpose for each visual aid
should be clear, and almost
speak for itself.
• Visual aids provide necessary
support for your position,
illustrate relationships,
and demonstrate trends
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Methods and Materials
• Chart or Diagram: to show a timeline of events
to date.
• Bar or Pie graph: to show the percentage.
• Pictures
• Map
• Sound and music
• Video clips
• Flip charts
• Handouts
• Transparencies and slides
• ….
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Preparing Visual Aids
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Here are some Dos and Don’ts:
1. Do make a clear connection between your
words and the visual aid for the audience.
2. Do not distract the audience with your visual
Using Visual Aids aid, blocking their view of you or adjusting
the visual aid repeatedly while trying to
speak.
3. Do speak to your audience—not to the
whiteboard, the video, or other visual aids.
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Using PowerPoint as a Visual Aid
audience.
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Helpful Hints for Visual Aids
• Keep visual aids simple. • Use clip art with permission and
• Use one key idea per slide. sparingly.
• Avoid clutter, noise, and overwhelming • Edit and proofread each slide with
slides. care and caution.
• Use large, bold fonts that the audience can
read from at least twenty feet from
• Use copies of your visuals available as
the screen. handouts after your presentation.
• Use contrasting colors to create a dynamic • Check the presentation room
effect beforehand.
• Use analogous colors to unify your • Have a backup plan
presentation.
5. Nonverbal ◦ Watch Reactions
Strategies for Success ◦ Enroll an Observer
with Your Audience ◦ Focus on a Specific Type of Nonverbal Communication
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Exercises
1. Watch a television program without the sound. Can you understand the program?
Write a description of the program and include what you found easy to understand, and
what presented a challenge, and present it to the class.
2. Observe communication in your environment. Focus on specific actions like face
touching, blink rate, or head nodding and write a brief description of what you observe.
Share with classmates.
3. Interview someone from a different culture than your own and ask them to share a
specific cultural difference in nonverbal communication—for example, a nonverbal
gesture that is not used in polite company. Write a brief description and present it to
the class.
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