...of word versus deed in the Christian's calling, the issue is always one of balance. How are Christians to think about the relative roles of words (proclaiming the gospel) and deeds (loving action) in what Christ has called his people to be and do? We need to set our scales to a balance that matches Scripture. "Balance" may sound simple, but finding and maintaining our equilibrium on such a complex subject is never easy. It's like walking a tightrope. Only one direction will keep us upright and moving forward, and any number of missteps could lead us to fall off one side or the other. Misguided claims abound. Here's a prominent example. How often do we hear these days, with passion and approval, the famous dictum attributed to Francis of Assisi: "Preach the gospel at all times. Use words if necessary"? In this saying, the word-versus-deed question rears its head, stressing in this instance how important it is for Christians to "preach the gospel" with their actions. Let the gospel be seen rather than spoken, it's implied. Words may serve a useful backup role, but our actions must take center stage if we are to make a difference in the world. At first blush, this sounds right. Except that it isn't. According to those who know the relevant history well—the Franciscans—Francis never uttered these words. But more important, on its face this dictum represents a significant error. It's simply impossible to preach the gospel without words. The gospel is inherently verbal, and preaching...
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...Dominance in nonverbal communication is probably one of the very first important ideas that we as the human race learned to express. When you think about cave men and the only way they had to let someone else know that they were boss or that they weren’t to be messed was through expressing dominance through non-verbal communication. This idea is still very prominent in today’s society. Instead of fighting over the latest mastodon kill. We are trying to display our dominances in the business meeting so we can get that promotion so we can buy a boat. In at a more basic level in modern times is in gangs where dominance means everything. Through my studying of these five journal articles I found that there are some very subtle signs to show your dominance instead of standing on a table and beating your chest or physically attacking someone. Your height, posture, location in the group, how much you gesture, your elevation compared to the other person or group, and whether or not you are considered good looking all plays a role into how people read your non-verbal cues at being dominate. In the movies they have a lot of trick in order to express the dominant charters versus the submissive ones. A lot of that has to do with camera angles and where the characters are placed in the shot. For example a lower camera expressed dominance and if the character was higher up in the shot too. And the opposite is used to express some one is less dominate. These of course are artificial ways...
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...Verbal and Non Verbal Communication and Listening Skill Paper Kimberly Wallace SOC/110 22 June 2015 Janice Provost Verbal and Non Verbal Communication and Listening Skill Paper There are many ways people communicate with each other. Verbal communication includes using different types of speech we use, inflection, tone and sound effects. Written communication can be formal, informal, and can convey emotion not just by words but by the style of writing (nice handwriting versus big black block letters for example). When in person, most communication is done through our body language. Our facial expressions, hand movements, body movements, all will tell a much bigger part of the story than our words do. We also communicate using our own actions. Turning away when someone is speaking to you, not looking at them, staring them down, all speak loudly to the speaker. Ways to communicate non-verbally may include, smiling or simply giving a head nod, all while focusing your eyesight on the speaker. Trying to block out all distractions and truly focus on what the speaker has to say. Nonverbal communication is key and explained as the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless messages. Such messages that are communicated through body gestures, body language or body posture. Facial expressions and eye contact are ways of nonverbal communication. We also use object communication such as clothing, hairstyles or even symbols and info graphics. Those are more...
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...How do my styles of Communication have an effect on my communication with others? This class has helped me break into who I believe I am and how I may reflect those beliefs onto others. I have found that my communications skills are very strong in some areas and could use some work in other areas. It is my opinion that many factors in life can help or hinder the way you communicate your needs, wants, emotions and thoughts. Many feel that by expressing their opinions or emotions others will portray them as being weak or overbearing and in some cases if a different approach of communication was taken, these expressions will have been perceived differently. Through my studies I have found that I am a very active listener with tendencies to be passive and can work at being more efficient in communicating my emotions in a productive manner. “Your personal success and happiness depend largely on your effectiveness as an interpersonal communicator.” (Devito, 2016) My communications skills are very strong when it comes to listening to others, being a lending ear and encouraging others to have open lines of communication. It is my opinion that many factors in life can help or hinder the way you communicate your needs, wants, emotions and thoughts. Many feel that by expressing their opinions or emotions others will portray them as being weak or overbearing and in some cases if a different approach of communication was taken, these expressions will have been perceived differently...
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...INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION Introduction Communication is the process of creating and sharing information with one another. Rapid changes in technology, transportation and immigration are making the world into a small-intersected community, where understanding how different cultures communicate is extremely important. In order to achieve effective intercultural communication we have to understand how different cultures communicate. Communication styles differ by how power is distributed within an organization. There are essentially two types: hierarchical, and democratic. In a hierarchical structure the most power is held by the highest ranking individual, where as in a democratic structure, power distribution is uniformed among the individuals. The classification of high-context versus low-context cultures based on the amount of information that is implied versus stated directly in a communication message. In high-context cultures, the meanings of the messages are found in the situation and in the relationships of the communicators, or are internalized in the communicator’s beliefs, values, and norms. In low-context cultures, less emphasis is placed on the context. Instead they rely on explicit verbal messages. Understanding these differences is essential to accurately decoding the message. Communication specialists estimate that three-fourths of our communication is nonverbal and takes place through our behavior. Nonverbal cues serve as the markers of ones’ identities...
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...Nonverbal communication is a very interesting aspect of communication. What is nonverbal communication? “Nonverbal communication includes all aspects of communication other than words”(Wood 2013). In my opinion nonverbal communication is more interesting than verbal communication. Sometimes someone does something nonverbally purely out of instinct that tells us more than anything verbal could. Over the past couple of days I have been watching how people interact and trying to make mental notes of their nonverbal communication. Most of my observations come from the workplace. The first subject I want to touch base upon is the difference between nonverbal communication between men and women. For example the polite thing to do when you see a coworker for the first time for the day is to greet them. I noticed that the way I and my male co workers greet each other is different than I or them greet female co workers. More often than not when I greet a male co worker I say something along the lines of “hey how’s it going” and shake their hands. When I greet a female coworker I usually say the same thing but the handshake is absent. Another difference between male/female nonverbal communication I’ve noticed is the “head nod” versus the smile. Usually when I pass a male coworker in the back room I give him a slight head nod to acknowledge them. The difference when I see a female coworker is instead of the head nod we usually just exchange a friendly smile. To me, the most interesting...
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...Demonstrative Communication Tammy Chasteen BCOM/275 January 13th, 2014 Barb Schmauder Demonstrative Communication Communication is the process of transmitting, relaying or sending and receiving messages. It involves not only the written or oral words we choose but also what we say with our body which is the nonverbal part of communication. Demonstrative communication is the style of communication that deals with the nonverbal and unwritten communication part of that process. Non-verbal communication includes facial expressions, the tone and pitch of the voice, gestures displayed through body language (kinesics) and the physical distance between the communicators (proxemics). (University of Phoenix, 2010). Demonstrative communication facilitates meaning and promotes the goal of communication which is shared understanding. This paper will discuss the positive and negative effects that demonstrative communication can have on the message as well as why. Why is understanding the nonverbal communication important? In researching this paper I found disagreements over how much of communication is nonverbal versus verbal. Sources agreed that the nonverbal percent of communication is higher than the verbal and most stated it was somewhere between 55% and 93% of the communication. Many senders and receivers are not even aware of their nonverbal communication even while it is occurring. What people say without words can be more informative than the words they speak. “Nonverbal Communication...
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...Verbal and Nonverbal Tajanae Kane SOC/110 December 17, 2012 Victoria Yancey Introduction This paper will discuss the relevance of Ch. 7 verbal and nonverbal communication between cultures and genders. I will answer the following questions: How do people communicate? How are verbal and nonverbal communications different? Provide examples. What are challenges in communicating between genders? How might someone of the opposite gender understand similar information differently than you? Provide examples. What are challenges in communicating across cultures? How might someone from another cultural background understand communication styles differently than you? Provide examples. How might you communicate more effectively in diverse environments? Provide examples. How do people communicate? How are verbal and nonverbal communications different? Provide examples. Everyone has a different way of communicate with each other weather you realize it or not. It can range from eye contact, body language, verbal, and nonverbal communication. But, we are going to focus on verbal and nonverbal communication, verbal communication “ Focuses on how you use words and language,” (Engleberg & Wynn, 2010, pp163). Verbal communication is used in many places from the work place, school, and general conversation with a spouse, friends, members of families, and even strangers. Nonverbal communication “refers to message component other than words that generate meanings,” (Engleberg &...
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...Group and Organizational Communication Introduction Communication is a silent infiltrator, having broad influence over our social environment. It provides us with a mode for conveying messages without the use of verbal language. It regulates relationships by affecting the likelihood of introduction and continued interaction. We are able to infer emotion through communication and influence other's perception of our competence, power and vulnerability[1]. It also plays a role in the perception of the actual message we are trying to convey. It affects our lives in a myriad of ways from childhood throughout adulthood, and as long as we intend to communicate with others. Communication is the process of creating and sharing information with one another. Rapid changes in technology, transportation and immigration are making the world into a small-intersected community, where understanding how different cultures communicate is extremely important. In order to achieve effective intercultural communication we have to understand how different cultures communicate[2]. Communication styles differ by how power is distributed within an organization. There are essentially two types: hierarchical, and democratic. In a hierarchical structure the most power is held by the highest ranking individual, where as in a democratic structure[3]. Processes, functions, and components of organizational communication Everyone's different. We all have different parents, different upbringings...
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...Demonstrative Communication Stephanie Vejar BCOM/275 November 13, 2011 Professor Rod Thirion Demonstrative Communication From youth into the adult life communication develops over the years and taught. Communicating is a learned style. In certain circumstances effective communication is acquiring the facts and information of the topic in which the sender is trying to send to the receiver. Whether the communication is positive or negative expressing feelings and the thought process can be receive in different ways. Non-verbal and unwritten communications are forms of demonstrative communication. Depending on how the listener response to the massage demonstrative communication can be positive or negative because of non-verbal and unwritten communication. Demonstrative communication produces a message through sending and receiving that involves an exchange of thoughts, expressions, or information. Demonstrative communication can vary from effective or ineffective using non-verbal and unwritten messages. Knowing how demonstrative communication can transform the listening and response through the message can create the process of communicating possible. Both the oral and written styles attain perfection with the usage of non-verbal cues. The verbal sign (language)and the non-verbal cues together in the right proportion pave the way for a meaningful communication. Among the various factors determining the success of an effective communication, non-verbal cues play a...
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...time of day, and even appetite can greatly set the tone for ones perceivable communications: verbal or otherwise. While examining the past weekend, I found myself to fall victim to those aforementioned clauses. Here, we will take a moment to dissect the changes and how they affected communication. Friday: I start my day at 6am. I had not been feeling well, but I continue on with the help of my painkillers. At work, I communicate with a variety of different people. Whether in my office, or on the telephone, there is a vast assortment of personalities to contend with. As the day winds on, I feel myself bogging down. As I walk back and forth between the printer and my desk, the non verbal cues begin to speak louder than my words. People begin to ask “are you ok?” and “you don’t look so good”. Even simple communications with others becomes taxing. It was like watching drink: it starts off slowly, but then time takes its toll. By the end of the day, my interactions with others were kept to a bare minimum. By that, I meant I only spoke when spoken to. I made little to no outgoing calls, opting only to respond by email or fax. What few conversations that did transpire, my body language was saying “hurry up and spit it out” while my mind was thinking “this is very intriguing”. Partially divulging contradictory cues. When one is ill, they often times have little to no control of what the body is doing versus what...
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...Communication Paper Evan Miller Soc/110 August 3, 2010 Lydia Haddad Communication Barriers between Genders and Cultures Even though it can become an obstacle based on what the opposite gender sees as being socially acceptable. Verbal and Nonverbal communication can mean different things in different countries. Because a word or gesture in one country may be socially acceptable but in another it may not be acceptable. And verbal and non verbal communication between genders can become an obstacle. How do people communicate? People communicate in different ways. It can be done both verbally and non-verbally. In talking about the way that we communicate through verbal communication in groups there are three main functions of verbal communication- task ordering, process orientation and narrative (Harris & Sherblom, 2008, p. 107). The first communication method that I will be talking about is task ordering; It involves cognitive meaning that focuses on either/or choices and creates an understanding about the group’s purposes and processes. Specifically, language draws attention to particular items and provides the backbone of the group interaction. What if we are asked to serve on a task force, one of the first questions we might ask is, “What are we trying to accomplish?” We are also interested in the time constraints, the resources available, and other pertinent data. Another example of task ordering is if the group has an agenda, keep notes...
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...Pop Culture Versus Research: How Gender is "Perceived" in Non-Verbal Communication Student Name Here Steve Ott November 10, 2006 Pop Culture Versus Research: How Gender is Perceived in Non-Verbal Communication When selecting a topic for my research paper I started with the idea of exploring the differences in body language used by the different genders. I changed my focus after I read the information presented by two mainstream magazines targeted specifically for women and men. To obtain a woman's perspective I chose an article from Cosmopolitan magazine titled "6 Body-Language Mistakes All Couples Make". For a masculine view I chose an article from Men's Health titled "10 Subtle Signs of What She's Thinking and Feeling". The way in which the information was presented in the two magazines struck me as significant as to how gender is stereotyped by the media and acts as reinforcement in a person's gender identification. I found it personally interesting how the article from Cosmopolitan was four pages long, well documented with excerpts from academic publications, and presented the differences between male and female nonverbal body language as it pertained to relationships. The article in the Men's Health article was very short and succinct and focused on how to read a woman's body language to know if she was interested in having sex. The difference in these two articles only reinforced the stereotypical views of men and...
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...Demonstrative Communication – A Visual Persuasion Name BCOM 275 June 6, 2011 Instructor Abstract Demonstrative according to Oxford Dictionaries is a person that is unrestrained in showing feelings, especially those that are derived from affection (“Oxford Dictionaries,” 2011). Communication according to Oxford Dictionaries is “the imparting or exchange of information or news (“Oxford Dictionaries,” 2011). Taking both of these definitions into consideration when you combine the two words into the term “Demonstrative Communication” it leads me to the following definition and/or meaning: Demonstrative Communication – the exchange of information (feelings) in a non-verbal and/ or unwritten manner that allows another to understand what you are thinking via one’s facial expressions and/or body language. The remainder of this short report will focus on demonstrative communication from a descriptive perspective. In the paragraphs to follow this report will provide examples as to how demonstrative communication can be effective, ineffective, positive and negative for the sender as well as the receiver. This report will also give an explanation as to how demonstrative communication involves both listening and responding. Demonstrative Communication: A Visual Persuasion The best analogy I can think of when it comes to demonstrative communication is visual persuasion. It is a persuasion of sorts that is reached by the receiver interpreting what one’s body language says...
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...Nonverbal Communications- Actions versus Words in the Workplace Brigitte Nichols COMM/400 September 15, 2010 Christopher Page Nonverbal Communications In this paper will be discussed nonverbal communication in Intra-Corp Inc. Three examples of nonverbal communication will be discussed and analyzed. At least one listening technique will be discussed. How the listening technique can be used in a managerial situation will also be covered. At Intra-Corp. most of the communication is verbally or by e-mail, but I have observed a few instances of nonverbal communication. The first instance was a conversation between my boss, Alex, and Pam, the office manager. When Alex has something important to say to you, he will put his arms on the armrest of his chair take a deep breath and turn the chair to face you. He did this to Pam and told her about an e-mail that was sent out late. She rolled her eyes before she turned to face him. Since he is her father she let him say what he needed to and promised it would never happen again. Alex’s actions were a compliment to the conversation. Although her actions were condescending Pam did understand that he was upset. Her actions were not received by Alex, so no nonverbal communication occurred. ...
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