Nonverbal communication is the creation of meaning using the movement of our body, gestures, facial expressions, gaze, and facial features. Other ways of nonverbal communication are voice, how fast, how loud we speak, physical appearance, the space we use between words when communicate and the way we behave. Nonverbal cues compound a big part of language (Canary, Cody & Manusov, 2008 p 60). Effective communication must include verbal and nonverbal massages with on objective. People must include words, body movement and gestures to express what they want to transmit. A people that want to transmit happiness, feat and enthusiasm cannot express it with slouched shoulders and low voice. This massage must be expressed with …show more content…
I am a kind of person that like to demonstrate enthusiasm and love in everything I do. My family members and friends tell me that I am very expressive. I like to use many facial expressions and make faces when I am talking, I love to touch people when I am happy and I also like to express something that I do not like with eyes gazer. In the other hand, in my professional life I have to have my emotions under control. As educator I must to be conscious of the language and the cues I use in the classroom. Even though most of my students are adults, I have to be respectful and behave in an appropriate way. For example, I have to control my facial expressions when somebody does not understand a concept after many explanations. I do not have to change my facial expression because the student may interpret my facial expression as an express of disgust or anger. More over I have to be aware of my facial expressions when grading their work in the classroom because they may feel that I am judging them. I have to speak with a regulate voice tone, dress in an appropriate way, and make respect my students in order to be respected as well. Our body can express many things even we do not say any word and it is my responsibility to use my body in a correct way to accomplish my nonverbal communication