Dear Student,
Please study the page about non-verbal communication and paralanguage and prepare to answer the following questions. There will be a test.
1. What is non-verbal communication?
2. Why is non-verbal communication necessary?
3. What plays a bigger role in successful communication, verbal or non-verbal communication? Explain, why.
4. What types of non-verbal communication do you know?
5. What three main purposes does eye contact serve?
6. What does enlargement of the pupils usually mean?
7. Please give examples of voice signals. What do they mean?
8. What is kinesics? Explain and give three examples.
9. What is proxemics? Explain and give three examples.
10. Describe the four basic categories of proxemics.
11. What is the cultural use of space? How different is it in your culture from some other cultures? Why do we need to understand the differences?
12. What is the cultural use of time? How different is it in your culture from some other cultures? Why do we need to understand the differences?
13. How do people communicate with clothes in various cultures? Give three examples.
14. Are there any gender differences in paralanguage?
15. What skills is more critical for successful communication, verbal or non-verbal communication? Why?
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Best regards,
Algirdas
