Observation Of Nonverbal Communication

People tend to overlook the factors that go into having a conversation. Whether that be the setting the conversation is taking place in or the person involved in the conversation. There are many overlooked factors that go into conversations. Such as the aspects of the situation, individual factors, the negotiation of selves, and the interdependence of cues. I was able to observe these factors when I had a hour long conversation with my classmate Aaron.

When Aaron and I decided to become partners, there were many aspects of our situation that affected our hour long conversation. Even before our conversation, when the class was instructed to find partners for this assignment, the environment and noise of the classroom was able to affect our …show more content…
I remember the first time I communicated with Aaron was when I sent a nonverbal message by nodding my heading when we were looking at each other, the intention of the message was to get his attention and see if he needed somebody to work with, this small nonverbal cue is what started our conversation. There were also many non verbal messages when we were texting back and forth to find a time and place to meet together. While text messaging, we did experience some asynchronous communication at times, it made it hard to text back after receiving one’s text, because of our different work and class schedules. We also had many nonverbal cues during the conversation, such as the way we sat or the tone of voice we spoke with. We sat in a relaxed posture at times to signify that the communication is relaxed and non serious, but at time we leaned forward on the table between us to tell the other that he was paying attention to what was being said. Thankfully, we did not experience that much leanness from the nonverbal cues. We also had many verbal cues in the way we spoke to each other. Such as our word choice and our use of urban slang. The words Aaron and I used to communicate to each other were words that friends or acquaintances would tend to use, to show how informal and relaxed the conversation was. Now if I were talking with a supervisor, family member, or a professor, I would have changed my word choice to make the conversation more formal. The verbal and nonverbal cues played a factor in the conversation.

I have to say, my conversation with Aaron was excellent, it was nice to meet somebody new and have a great impression on. Throughout my conversation I able to notice many things, that most of the time are overlooked. Conversations are made up of many factors. But it’s great to be able to recognize those factors in order to improve future