Germaine Herrera

11 - Truthfulness

Activity 3 (Verbal and Non Verbal Communication)

Attendance

Essay: Directions: In two paragraphs consisting of 5-10 sentences explain the following
questions below. 5 pts each

1. What is the Difference between Verbal and Non-verbal Communication?

A. Verbal Communication:

Verbal Communication refers to communicating through spoken words. The sender gives his
thoughts, feelings, and opinions on a certain matter by using their voice. This can be expressed
in the form of speeches, presentations, conversations, etc. Sound is an important part in a
communication because this can express information more precisely. There are also challenges
that might bear in a verbal communication such as poor choice of words, and tone.

B. Non – Verbal Communication:

Non-verbal Communication refers to communicating without sound and words and instead
relies on body languages such as signs, gestures and facial expressions. This also includes the
way we use time, space and silence in a conversation. Verbal Communication and Non-verbal
communication go hand in hand together because with non-verbal cues, a verbal conversation
may feel lacking and vice versa.

2. Give at least two types of Non-Verbal Communication and explain it.

A.

A type of non-verbal communication is chronemics. This refers to how we experience and use
our time and how that can affect our way of communicating with other people. Time depends
on our mood, interest, schedule, etc. and if it were to be suddenly disturbed by abnormalities,
this can bear consequences such as when a person is talking to you and suddenly tells you about
a boring topic, the time feels slow to you and you feel uninterested.

B.

Another type of non-verbal communication is silence. Sometimes we underestimate how

powerful silence is because different uses of it may bear positive effects or consequences. We
sometimes talk too much so silence helps us to value a sender’s message because with silence,
we can listen and respond to them effectively. Silence also can be negatively used, such as
ignoring a person when they are talking to you or giving your significant other the silent
treatment. Both are examples of ineffective communication.

ACTIVITY 4: DIRECTIONS: ​Explain the different types of non-verbal communication and give
one example of each.

1. Chronemics:
It refers to how time matters in communication. We follow a circadian rhythm and if it were
to be suddenly disturbed by abnormalities such as all-nights and the like, this can affect our
mental and physical health thus also hindering our competence in communication. There
are factors on why we experience time differently. Mood, interest, etc. and that in turn, will
also affect our way of communication. It depends on the time we give on how we value
conversations and how we can communicate different messages. An example would be
when you had a lack of sleep and went to class, this can affect your way of understanding
the topics given to you.

2. Haptics:
This refers to the communication of touch. An example would be handshakes, high fives,
kissing, etc. Touch is an important sense in human development and relationships, and how
we use or not use it may have different intrapersonal effects. Consent is a big factor on how
we use haptics because we cannot inappropriately touch someone without asking for their
consent. Although some conversations without some form of touch may feel lacking and can
bear intrapersonal consequences such as if someone were to give you a high five and you
just stand there, not knowing what to do and forgetting to set boundaries, it may feel
awkward.

3. Silence:
Sometimes conversations can be a game of one upmanship and we forget that silence is a
powerful communication tool. There are times we talk too much but silence can convey how
we value a person’s message because with silence, we can listen to them effectively.
Although there are numerous ways we can misuse silence such as getting silent when the
person you have wronged is asking you for an apology, or giving your spouse the silent
treatment, not giving them the idea on what they did to upset you. That can bear
intrapersonal consequences and it is not an effective way of communicating.
4.
5. Sign:
Sign is an important factor on how we can effectively communicate. Sign can convey
information and instructions without being verbal and is also an effective way of
communicating with a deaf person or a person far from hearing range.
6. Paralanguage:
7.
It refers to how vocal features can modify one’s meaning in a message. Pitch, intonation,
hesitation, gesture and facial expressions play a big part in communicating. Giving attention
 to someone’s body language can help you figure out their actual mood and interest such as
when a person is constantly fidgeting in a conversation, it means they are uncomfortable.
8. Language:
In non-verbal communication, we don’t use language in a form of words, either spoken or
written, instead we use body languages such as paralanguage and sign,

9. Proxemics:
This refers to the human use of space. Space and distance can influence communication
because we all have our own level of comfortability in each person and it can convey our
closeness with a certain person, Space and verbal communication also go hand in hand,
when you try to speak to a person and they are not in hearing range, you get closer with
them so that they can hear you better, and when your space with a person is really close and
they noticed that when you spoke, your spit sometimes hit them so they distance
themselves from you to avoid that.
10. Kinesics:
It refers to how we interpret certain body movements and gestures in a communication. An
example would be if a person constantly fidgets with their hands, it means they are nervous.