Why We Don’t Include NLP Techniques In Our Discussion of Non-Verbal Behavior Neurolinguistic Programming, or NLP, has become a common way for many non-psychologists to talk about human thinking and communication. It’s a pop psychology version. While it’s way beyond the scope of our discussion to critique NLP (since such a critique would cover many…
Category: FAQ-Communication Non-Verbal
We tend to have a strange preoccupation with non-verbal communication, sometimes believing that it is far more important than it is, and that somehow we can use non-verbals to manipulate or secretly affect others. In this section, we’ll explain how non-verbal and paralanguage works so you can be more aware of the ways you communicate that tend to be unconscious, and appreciate how different people and cultures communicate in non-verbal ways.
Before you start, make sure to read our short article on the general misinterpretation and mis-statement of the work of Mehrabian, who is often improperly quoted and cited about the relative importance of verbal and non-verbal communication components.
What Is A Person’s Baseline With Respect To Non-Verbal Communication?
Knowing a Person’s Baseline Is Critical To Understanding The Meaning of Their Non-Verbal Behavior Because the use of non-verbals is far from universal, you can’t interpret the meaning of non-verbal communication without knowing what a specific person typically does. How an individual uses non-verbals typically, is called their baseline. It provides the context for interpretation….
What Is Sign Language? (Non-Verbal Communication)
Sign language is a part of ALL of our communication The use of sign language is not, as you might think, restricted to people who have hearing disabilities. Even for hearing enabled people, sign language is a natural extension, or type of non-verbal communication. For example, the hitchhiker putting out his thumb is using sign…
Is It Really Possible To Read People Like A Book?
Common Myth About Reading and Interpreting Non-Verbal Communication Is it really possible to “read” non-verbal communication behavior to get a jump or advantage in understanding an individual? The answer is mostly no. That’s a myth developed by marketers and sales people who try to convince gullible lay people that buying a product to “teach” how…
What Are the Six Different Categories of Types of Non-Verbal Communication?
There’s more to non-verbal communication than most people think Most of us know just enough about non-verbal communication to be dangerous, and end up over-simplifying it. There’s a lot more to it than most lay people understand. There are actually six different kinds or categories of non-verbal communication. Some are most valuable for professional public…
What Is Tactile Communication? (The non-verbal primer)
We communicate a great deal through our physical contact, or lack of it, with others Tactile communication refers to what we communicate through the sense of touch — through touching, or not touching each other in various ways. Touch may be the most primal or basic form of communication, since it’s the way things are…