Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Correlation

I am currently in a COM 100 class and we were talking about nonverbals and how you can say so much without saying anything. It is crazy to me how much we communicate without saying a word. We were talking about communication struggles between men and women, and how women communicate 70 % of what they want to say through nonverbal action. Men use verbal communication for about 70% of what they want to say. For example, when a women says," Im fine." a man is supposed to be able to interpret her nonverbal actions to find out if she really is. However, a man will usually not try to interpret her actions because when he says he is fine, he means it. I just find it funny sometimes how it works out this way. Anyone else agree?
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  1. Cathy WhiteFebruary 9, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    "I'm just fine!" :-)

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  2. Jaime YounceFebruary 17, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    This made me laugh when I read it. What you said is so true and I've done this plentyyyy of times. My fiance has finally figured out that sometimes when I say I'm fine, I'm really not and he knows now that it takes more than listening to what I say to understand how I really feel. It makes a big difference in communicating when the people involved actually take the time to try to understand one another and not just listen to the words being said!

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  3. Elias AbnerFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    I agree, but I was raised in a house with two women so I learned really early that women never say what they mean. Lol

    Mrs. White,
    Being as I can't read your face or actions right now, I'm going to guess that the exclamation means your not...

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  4. Robin HawkinsFebruary 27, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    TRUE! I know as a girl I've pulled this stuff before. First of all, I kind of feel bad for the guys, haha. But, this also makes you realize the importance of your nonverbal language and how it's delivered.

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  5. Macey ShouldersFebruary 28, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    this is so true.. kind of off topic with the whole im fine thing... but today I was rolling my eyes unintentionally while talking to someone and they stopped talking to ask if i was upset because of the non verbal communcaiton i was using ....

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  6. Cathy WhiteMarch 3, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    Soooo, Macey. Why were you rolling your eyes? :-)

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