Learning Objectives
- Define nonverbal communication, explain its metacommunicative nature, and discuss its functions and characteristics
- Define and distinguish among the following kinds of nonverbal messages: kinesics, paralanguage, proxemics, haptics, artifactual communication and appearance, olfactics, color, and chronemics
- Discuss culture’s influence on nonverbal behavior
- Compare and contrast the nonverbal communication styles of men and women
- Describe how the media and technology influence use of nonverbal messages
- Identify steps you can take to improve your nonverbal effectiveness