Worksheet 2 - Non-verbal and verbal communication

WORKSHEET 2

1. For each of the communication acts below, state which type of verbal or non-verbal communication is being displayed, and what message is being communicated:
(a) Michael leans in close to his girlfriend when her ex-boyfriend walks by.
(b) Dr. Foster arrives one hour late to his appointment with a housewife.
(c) Kelly wears a green suit to work the day before elections.
(d) Jason carries around a gold-plated lighter on his key ring.
(e) Kiesha slumps at her desk during a long lecture.
(f) Sally-Ann sends a typed e-card to her friend, Felicia on her birthday.
(g) Jermaine shouts at his sister to get her attention.
(h) Jenny maintains eye contact with her grandmother when admitting that she doesn’t smoke.
(i) The beauty pageant contestant stuttered when answering her question.
(j) The Queen of England waved at her subjects.

2. Kevin has an important interview today; he is meeting with a prospective employer, British American Insurance.
(a) How should Kevin dress?
(b) What type of language should Kevin use?
(c) What dictates Kevin’s speech and communicative behaviours?

3. Match the word to the definition:
Word
a. Chronemics
b.Artifacts
c.Movement
d. Proxemics
e. The senses
f. Vocalics

Definition
i.The use of space to convey messages.
ii.The use of gestures, eye contact, posture and facial expressions to convey messages.
iii. The use of time to transmit information.
iv. Manipulating voice to convey messages.
v. Using objects to communicate.
vi. Using sight, sound, touch, smell and taste to transmit information.

4. Give three examples from your own life that illustrate the ways in which communicative behaviours may enhance verbal communication. Remember to state HOW the non-verbal enhances the verbal.

5. Give an original example of each of the six functions of non-verbal communication.