Unit 1: Introduction to Non verbal communication

Topic outline

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  BADGE – Becoming a Digital Global Engineer

  

  • MODULE: Non-Verbal Communication

    Lesson 1. Introduction to Non-Verbal Communication [1]

  • BADGE – Becoming a Digital Global Enginee
    Project 2019-1-FR01-KA203-063010 (167 512 512)
    

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  Objectives

  • After studying this unit, you will be able to …

    1. Understand the role of non-verbal communication in every day communication;
    2. Specify the components of non-verbal communication;
    3. Benefits of effective non-verbal communication.

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  Warm up questions

  • 1. What do you understand by “non-verbal communication”?
    2. Can you provide any examples of non-verbal communication?
    3. Do you think you can read and interpret non-verbal signals easily? Why? Why not?

    
    

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  Did you know?

  • 1. “Most men and nearly half of all women don't know what they look like from the neck down.” [2]
    2. “Body language accounts for between 60 and 80% of the impact made around a negotiating table and [...] people form 60 to 80% of their initial opinion about a new person in less than four minutes.” [3]
    3. Brainstorm what you know about hard skills and soft skills. Now, take a look at the list of skills below. Categorize them into hard or soft. Did you have any doubts?

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  Reading

  • Introduction to Non verbal communication Book
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  Activities

  • Activity 1 Interactive Content
  • Activity 2 Page
  • Activity 3 Page
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  Further practice

  • Exercise 1 Page
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  Bibliography and additional resources

  • 1. Pease, Allan and Pease, Barbara. 2004. The Definite Book of Body Language. Pease International, Buderim (Australia). Available on https://e-edu.nbu.bg/pluginfile.php/331752/mod_resource/content/0/Allan_and_Barbaraa_Pease_-_Body_Language_The_Definitive_Book.pdf (Accessed March 2022).
    2. Janelle (2020). The Art Of Becoming A Mentalist. Available at  https://www.dailyinfographic.com/art-of-careful-observation (Accessed February 2022).

    3. Merriam-Webster.com. 2022. https://www.merriam-webster.com (Accessed 8 June 2022).

    4. Navarro, Joe (2022). The power of nonverbal communication. TEDxManchester – Tedx Talks. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLaslONQAKM (Accessed July 2022).
    5. Valamis. (2021). Hard skills vs Soft skills. Available at https://www.valamis.com/hub/hard-skills-vs-soft-skills  (Accessed February  2022).
    6. WIN Sales & Marketing Programs. (July 26, 2018). Eddy Murphy - Non Verbal Communication. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wy0vCXClgk (Accessed June 2020).

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  References

  • [1] This is the first of five lessons devoted to non-verbal communication (introduction, facial expressions and gestures, body language and posture, non-verbal communication across cultures, and non-verbal communication in virtual contexts). Each lesson should take students approximately 2 hours to complete. Suggested answers, bibliography and additional resources are provided at the end of each lesson. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, is open for all to use and modify with attribution to BADGE- Becoming a Digital Global Engineer (Project 2019-1-FR01-KA203-063010 - 167 512 512).
    

    [2] Source: Pease, A. and Pease, B. (2004). The Definite Book of Body Language, Pease International : Buderim (Australia), p. 22 (Copyright permission requested 15 July 2022)

    [3] Source: Pease, A. & Pease, B., 2004: 28

    [4] Source: Adapted from www.valamis.con/hub/hard-skills-vs-soft-skills

    [5] This reading comprehension text is adapted from information available in Pease, A. and Pease. B. (2004). Copyright permission requested on July 15, 2022.

    [6] All images in this lesson were taken from www.pixabay.com (Accessed : February 2022).

    [7] Copyright permission requested from support@winprograms.info on 15 July 2022.

    [8] Copyright permission requested from https://www.dailyinfographic.com/contact on 15 July 2022.
    

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