Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
How do we communicate as humans today? Today we have smart phones, computers, IPads, and other such devices can we even answer the question, how do people communicate? If you surveyed the American people they would likely answer the question with the previous answers. As humans we all know the first type of communication which is verbal or vocal but the second type of communication is non-verbal or non-vocal. We could plead that non-verbal is all of the emails and messages we send on those smart devices but that is where society gets confused about what is the difference.
First we have to understand the basic, what is communication? “Communication is a transfer of meaning from one person or group to another. It focuses on the nature of meaning and ways to maintain the integrity of meaning through the process of dissemination and reception of the message.” (Unkown, n.d.) Communication is not just how well you give a message but also how well you can receive a message. A great example is the activity telephone. It is where you have a group of people in a row and you try to pass a message down the line to see if to can make it through the line. If down correctly the message should be sent and received correctly to where it is the same message from start to finish. If you have ever done this activity in a group setting it more than never makes it to the end with the same message. Where along the line does our communication breakdown in the process. I think first humans need to understand the difference between verbal and non-verbal communication, the two types of communication we see daily.
Verbal communication is vocal category, the spoken language. This is where you are directly talking with someone vocally. Most communication done by humans is verbal communication, it is done by phone, texting, Skype, etc. Examples of verbal communication include but not limited to meetings, lectures, team building, and playing on sports teams.
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First we have to understand the basic, what is communication? “Communication is a transfer of meaning from one person or group to another. It focuses on the nature of meaning and ways to maintain the integrity of meaning through the process of dissemination and reception of the message.” (Unkown, n.d.) Communication is not just how well you give a message but also how well you can receive a message. A great example is the activity telephone. It is where you have a group of people in a row and you try to pass a message down the line to see if to can make it through the line. If down correctly the message should be sent and received correctly to where it is the same message from start to finish. If you have ever done this activity in a group setting it more than never makes it to the end with the same message. Where along the line does our communication breakdown in the process. I think first humans need to understand the difference between verbal and non-verbal communication, the two types of communication we see daily.
Verbal communication is vocal category, the spoken language. This is where you are directly talking with someone vocally. Most communication done by humans is verbal communication, it is done by phone, texting, Skype, etc. Examples of verbal communication include but not limited to meetings, lectures, team building, and playing on sports teams.
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