Paralanguage

Traits of Good Employee In looking for an employee to hire, the requirements are surprisingly uniform. In a recent survey by CareerBuilder, they found that 77% of employers consider soft skills (the more common, personality-based attributes) to be as important as hard skills (the job specific, learned abilities) and 16% said soft skill were actually more important (Poll). Though experience is valuable, experience alone will not land the desired job. No matter the industry, there are five…

Every moment of my workday I am communicating across multiple platforms with people in many roles. I spend most of my day assisting customers on the phone with their accounts and will also send informative text to clarify things that have been discussed. I try my hardest on every call to make sure that all their needs are met and that they are understanding everything that I am saying so there is no confusion or need to call back in. There are a few things that I do on the calls to make sure…

Communication shares ideas, thoughts and feeling with others. However, effective communication is contingent upon the context in which we live as well as the audience to whom we speak. For instance, communication has a huge role to play in the workplace as managers try to get the best out of employees. As managers soar to top management positions and roles change, many fail to upgrade communication skills. Personally, it is a place of isolation. Therefore, effective leaders must find and…

Ted Talks Amy Cuddy Review Andrew. M. Thornton MidAmerican Nazarene Body language has been an imperative part of me for the last 8 years or so. While in the Army I learned about body language. Body language can tell you a lot about a person’s mood and intentions. While at a checkpoint as personal pass through you are taught to seek nervous behaviors and array of different behavioral markers to indicate danger. I translated this into my business life using the same techniques to identify…

A person with a “normal” sense of perception will accurately interpret various stimuli. Words will simply look like words. Sounds will only trigger emotional responses. Scents will merely give someone a pleasant fragrance or a horrid odor. In a synesthete’s world—that is, someone diagnosed with synesthesia—these interpretations tend to skew. The first notable case was published by Georg Sachs in 1812, based on the elucidation of himself (Jewanski, Jay, & Ward, 2009). SYMPTOMS As mentioned…

Contrary to my expectation, I have been able to benefit a great deal from my communication class, even on a personal level, in addition to satisfy my educational requirements. The entire learning experience at times felt like a therapy session because it allowed me to contemplate on my personal experience. What I especially enjoyed the most and learned a lot from, was listening to other students’ understanding and responses to the various topics that were brought forth during lecture as well as…

Ever felt the urge to let the world know how you truly feel? No matter how hard you try to say what you want, it never goes as planned. Communication is truly an important way of expressing what you truly mean. Expressing yourself can be limited due to poor communication skills such as, not being able to speak effectively, poor nonverbal communication or solely not listening at all. These three poor habits are very common in schools, work places and even in households. To begin with, there’s…

Discourse Communities A Discourse Community is a group of people that have a specific and unique set of vocabulary, ways of communicating, and a common goal or set of goals. Practically everyone is part of a Discourse Community. People in these groups often depend on each other for differing reasons such as moral support, accomplishing otherwise impossible tasks, or providing services for others. In line with the definition of Discourse Communities, they do, in fact bring individuals together to…

1. Communicating Jenny has independence communicating her wishes and needs to others; she uses pictures, objects of reference, pointing, and eye rolling (indicating yes or no). There are however, some factors that could reduce Jenny’s independence. Jenny is short sighted and needs to wear glasses; however, she dislikes these and knocks them off. This can have a significant impact on Jenny’s communication, which can lead to isolation and exclusion (Cook et al, 2006). Carers are continuing to…

THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT The environmental setting in which a person lives and interacts greatly influences the way in which conversations will go, as well as how indicate the gestures people will be willing to display within a particular environment, this is also inclusive about how nonverbal behaviour can regulate the flow of a verbal interaction. The physical environment displayed in the series Lie to Me portrays a harsh environment, the interrogation setting can affect a person’s verbal…