Non-Verbal Communication

How do we deal with the emotions of someone who won’t tell you have they feel?   What if what they are telling you doesn’t jive with the message their body is sending?   Are gestures universal?   Is it possible to tell if someone is telling a lie?   This advanced workshop focuses on non-verbal communication as the primary communicator of emotion and attitude.     “Often words are not adequate to express what you see in the look on someone’s face at an emotional moment.” Paul Ekman   "Only seven percent of our communication of feelings and attitudes come from words. The rest comes from nonverbal cues—38 percent from vocal cues such as tone of voice, and 55 percent from body language." Albert Merabian   Coursework includes: Role and functions of non-verbal communication Body movement, posture and gestures Facial Expressions and eye contact Proxemics and the use of space Haptics and the use of touch Chronemics and the use of time Paralanguage and the use of vocal cues Key emotions: anger, sadness, surprise, fear, disgust, contempt and happiness The role of culture in non-verbal communication