Score Card

 Nonverbal communications is how we communicate without using words. Our face, gestures, or touch can all send messages. Other forms of nonverbal communication can me materialistic such as; clothes, tattoos, jewelry, objects, or artifacts. It’s possible to communicate just about anything without the use of words. If I’m driving down the street in a beat up car, that’s smokes, backfires, and smells funny, someone may believe I’m poor, don’t care about my belongings and so forth.

I’m not sure if I adequately scored myself. I found that I may have not been true to myself, but I believe that depending on the subject matter I may score differently. I scored an 89. Which I thought was low considering how others averaged. I’m also probably older than the average college student (I’m 31). So that may have been a factor as well.

How does language:

Allow self-reflection?

            I didn’t expect these results. According to the results I’m very immediate. I find that sometimes I can be a bit indirect depending on the subject matter. If I’m talking to another women I find that I won’t keep direct eye contact, in fact it’s almost awkward to me if we “lock eye’s,” (because I’m married.)

“Recent psychological research has revealed that college students who look at a two second video clip of a professor teaching can predict how students who spend an entire semester with that professor will like the professor by the end of the semester.”

Citation: Hogan, K., Stubbs, R. (2003). Can’t get Through 8 Barriers to Communication. Grenta, LA: Pelican Publishing Company. 

Why or Why Not?

            I don’t always feel like a direct talker, unless it’s a subject I’m very versed in or confident in. Most of the time I’m a really good listener, I learn a lot from people by letting them talk. I do enjoy teaching classes and have no problems getting in front of people. In the end I feel a little mixed about the results, I figured I would have been in the middle.

References

J.T. Wood, Interpersonal Communication, (2010) Communication and Personal Identity pgs 121-144

Hogan, K., Stubbs, R. (2003). Can’t get Through 8 Barriers to Communication. Grenta, LA: Pelican Publishing Company.