One area that I found particularly true in this chapter was the emotional expression part. The book says that nonverbal is more effective than verbal communication in emotional expression. A comforting hug or a nice touch is always better than someone telling me it is going to be okay. Emotions need more than just verbal communication because the nonverbal is what let the emotions shine through. Tears can show that one is sad. A smile can show that one is happy. A wrinkled brow can indicate some anger. All of the these things help communicate nonverbally. My boyfriend happens to think that I like to communicate more with my face than I actually do with my words. He thinks he can read my like a book. I am not sure at how accurate he really is at that, but he does seem to know when I am angry, or upset.
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I agree that nonverbal communication is often more powerful. When sombody without any expression on the face says that he is happy, it is hard to believe. Especially, emotional situations, such as a friend feeling down or a scared child call for more emotional nonverbal responses. A hug or a kiss may be more comforting then words. Once, my son was very upset and unhappy after school. He cried and did not want to go to school again. One of his friends told him that he was not his friend anymore. My husband tried logically explain to him that his was not rational, that he should not associated school with one disagreement with his friend ect. My son did not seem to be comforted. Then I grabbed him and hugged him an I said that everything would be ok. His mood changed immediately. He forgot about the incident.
ReplyDeleteThere are clearly gender differences in nonverbal emotional communication. Women seem to engage in such conversations more then men.