Communication Types
Using words to share information with others
Verbal Communication
Using words to share information with others
What is the definition of Nonverbal Communication?
Communicating without using words
What is the definition of visual communication?
Using something you can see to communicate a message
What is the part of the email that tells you who the email is from?
Signature
Communicating something without using words
Nonverbal Communication
What is one example of verbal communication?
Conversations, phone calls, meetings, presentations, emails, texts, notes, reports
What is one example of nonverbal communication?
Body language, posture and gestures, eye contact, facial expressions, personal appearance
What is one GENERAL example of visual communication?
Pictures, signs/symbols, diagrams, charts/graphs, videos or presentations
What does the Subject of an email describe?
What the email is about
Using something you can see to communicate a message
What is one way to have effective verbal communication?
Be clear, stay on topic, give complete information, choose words carefully, consider audience, ask clarifying questions
What is one way to have effective nonverbal communication?
Make eye contact, use appropriate facial expressions, have an open posture during conversation, appropriate gestures, appropriate tone of voice, put away distractions
What is one way to have effective visual communication?
Clear message, simple visual, easy to see, uses familiar visuals, fits audience, accurate
How should you greet a teacher when you are writing an email to them?
Dear Mr./Ms. _________
Hello Mr./Ms. _________
Paying attention to what someone is communicating
Listening
What is one example of a time when you have used verbal communication?
Talking with a friend, asking the teacher a question, writing an essay, etc.
What is one example of someone using nonverbal communication?
Smiling at someone to communicate they are happy, laying head down during class to communicate they are tired, giving a thumbs up to communicate they are okay with something
What is one specific example of visual communication you have seen before?
Road signs, a video watched in class, etc.
What is one difference between communicating with your friends versus communicating with a teacher?
Teacher: Be polite/have manners, no lingo, no emojis, use complete sentences and proper grammer
Friends: More casual, can use lingo and emojis, may not always use complete sentences
What type of communication is this? There is a sign on the side of the road with a picture of a stop light.
Visual Communication
Your friend is telling a story during lunch, but they are getting distracted and start telling another story before they finish the original story. What is one way piece of advice you can tell your friend in order to tell the story more effectively?
Stay on topic
You are up in front of the class giving a presentation, and everyone in the class is yawning, dozing off, or not looking at you. What is the message they might be communicating to you?
They are bored or do not care about the presentation
Create a sign to communicate this message (NO WORDS)
Message: No phones allowed
List the 6 different parts of an email
To, Subject, Greeting, Body, Closing, Signature