Use the maroon books in the back of the room to answer the questions.
Chapter 6: Nonverbal Delivery
1. In the Presidential candidate debates of
1960, there were differing opinions as to who won, Kennedy or Nixon. Explain why.
2. What is the difference between verbal and nonverbal communication?
3. If you communicate by email to someone or if
you use a chat line on the computer, is there any nonverbal communication? Briefly explain your answer.
4. According to some researchers, what
percentage of a messages’ impact comes from verbal communication?
5. What is the important rule about
communication that you should always remember? (p. 91)
6. Give an example of how your nonverbal
communication should reinforce the verbal communication when you give a
speech and say, “I’m delighted to be here today.”
7. When a verbal message contradicts a
nonverbal message, which of the two do the audiences tend to believe?
8. List the
six basic elements of nonverbal delivery in speaking:
P__________
& S__________ A__________________
M_________________ G_________________
E________
C________________ F_________ E____________________
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9. When a speaker slumps over the speaker’s
stand or shifts from one foot to another, what does this make him appear to the
audience?
10. Give an
example of something you could wear when giving a speech that would detract
from your message.
11. Tell 3
reasons why movement in your speech
is a good thing. (What three things does
it tell your audience?
12. What is a gesture?
What is
the difference between emphatic
gestures and descriptive gestures?
13. In the
essay on Pres. Gerald Ford, the author said the Pres. was a good communicator
except he had a problem with what?
14. Regarding eye contact, in our culture, what do we
tend to think of a person if he or she looks us in the eye?
15. So, if a
speaker does not look at us, what two things might happen?
16. What is the
key to using good eye contact when speaking?
17. What two
things do you facial expressions
convey?
18. Of all the
six different aspects of nonverbal delivery, which one do we have the least
control over?
19. What are paralinguistics?
20.
Paralinguistics rely not on what is said, but on
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