Paralanguage

Communication for Health Work Confidentiality refers to all information relating to the service users and the records associated with them. Confidentiality is a legal requirement according to the Data Protection Act (1998). This law demands that Health and Social Care workers should maintain all service users confidentiality at all times. (Ministry of ethics, 2010-2014). Confidentiality is a paramount right for service users; it is very important for all health professionals to follow the…

So, what exactly is non-verbal communication, it’s sending and receiving messages through the usage of kinesics, proxemics, paralanguage; and haptics. In the case study between Mark and Lynn, Mark exhibited a couple of these non-verbal cues; one of them was accenting, another was contradicting; and lastly was repeating. When someone is using accenting in the messaging to another…

We noticed a variety of different reactions when we broke this non-verbal communication rule that included people verbally communicating that we did something that was not socially accepted. The other reactions that we noticed included paralanguage such as whispers from one person to the other that someone cut them as well as grunts and loud exhales to communicate their reaction to what we were doing (Wood, 2016, p. 150). Another reaction that was fairly common was silence. Many people that…

is “voice”. This type doesn’t really have so much to do with the words you speak, so much as it does the emotion in the way you are speaking them. For example, excitement, anger, or sadness in your tone of voice. An important aspect of voice is paralanguage, which describes a wide range of vocal characteristics, each of which helps express an attitude, such as pitch, resonance, range, tempo, articulation, disfluencies, rhythm, pauses, and volume (Adler & Elmhorst, p. 93). While at the…

Walking down the halls at River Dell, you tend to hear other peoples conversations. You listen as friends tell stories, or couples argue about something trivial. You don’t realize that people talk like they’re texting because well, why would you? If you listen closely, you notice that people say LOL and OMG, but you also realize that they can’t seem to notice the other person’s body language. You think to yourself, how does that person not realize that the other person is upset? Do they realize…

He kept an electronic game with him, that is supposedly from Mars, and relied on saying “Trans fobo medio” with a loud volume (paralanguage; communication that is vocal but not actual words(Wood, 2015)) to help demonstrate and emphasize his recognition and identity. His ability to abstract and think distortedly allowed him to transcend and enter the conceptual thoughts and ideas world…

“Communication with others” sounds so simple. Unfortunately, too often when we try to communicate we get lost in translation. We say one thing, but our interlocutor hears something else what can cause misunderstandings, and conflicts. Whether we are trying to improve communication with our close people, we can improve the communication skills that enable us to effectively connect with others, understand better and listen carefully. Nothing, but understanding can be the most important between…

Interpersonal communication is two people who establish a communicative relationship (Lane, 2010). The basis of interpersonal communication is a multitude of concepts that in turn all tie together. This past Saturday, my dad and I got into an argument, this argument showed many concepts including conflict type, conflict style, and our verbal and nonverbal communication. These concepts helped me analyze our argument and we were able to mend our relationship as well as come to a resolution.…

Without art, earth is just “eh”. People have many interesting ways of expressing themselves to the world, it can vary from grand art work to as simple as the tone one uses, either way both portrays a message. Everyone is unique in his or her own ways, therefore, there is no right way to convey individual personal thoughts. The idea of self-expression is important because it allows one to gain a deeper and more meaningful relationships with others. Also, it allows individuals to discover his or…

Everyone uses e-mail, text, snap chat, twitter and tablets these days, but not everyone knows how to effectively communicate using social media. Effective communication plays a pivotal role in nearly every aspect of both your personal and professional life. Skilled computer mediate communication skills impress friends, family, colleagues and customers, and creates a positive environment, while poor communication causes confusion, frustration, inefficiencies and misinterpretation. This paper will…