Gender Differences In Nonverbal Communication

The most prevalent form of nonverbal communication that I noticed was body movement, however, facial expressions, touch, and personal space communicated a plethora of information as well. I’m sure had I been sitting closer to people and listening to them, I would have gained an immense amount of knowledge from voice and tone, however, it was loud in the bar and it seemed a bit too creepy to sit right next to people and write notes about their conversation. It seemed as though I could gather greater amounts of information from facial expressions and body language than voice tone could have told me anyways. In the initial greetings between people it seemed that personal space, facial expressions, and touch were the biggest indicators, whereas, once they started talking, body movements and facial expressions seemed to tell …show more content…
If I went to an airport there would likely be much more to report on the subject. The biggest difference was the amount of space between guys vs. girls. The girls would be much closer to one another and constantly touching each other; the guys would generally just give each other hugs from time to time and keep slightly greater space between them. The girls seemed to be highly reactive to each other’s nonverbal communication, while the guys seemed less physically reactive to each other.
It was extremely difficult to separate observation from interpretation and assumption. While it was not difficult to write down exactly what I noticed in an objective way, it was nearly impossible to stop myself from presuming a certain dynamic between the people in question. As the night went on, I tried to not attach meaning to the non-verbal communication that I noticed, and found that it was extremely difficult to not interpret it as I read through my