Vocabulary
When you put on make-up to make your eyes seem bigger, you are doing what to them?
Emphasize
What is more likely to be believed: verbal or nonverbal?
Nonverbal
Instead of using verbal communication, you can substitute nonverbal communication. True or False, shaking your head up/down means yes and left/right means no in all countries of the world?
False
What does your brain process faster, images or words?
Images
What can your brain do faster: hear words, or think words?
Think Words, 30 times faster than listening
When you are speaking, you want to make sure your body language ______'s what you are saying.
Complements
When you integrate, you add things together to make one whole. When baking a cake you have to integrate ingredients together. How many eggs need to be integrated into an average box cake recipe?
3
All of the following are typically examples of negative body language except:
a. Tilting the head
b. Pinching bridge of nose, eyes closed
c. Patting hair
d. Biting nails
a. Tilting the head
How do people who cannot see 'read' written nonverbal messages?
Braille
Emotions can be spread from person to person, what's another word for this? (Begins with a C)
Contagious
When a police officer finds evidence that the witness is lying, that evidence is called:
Contradicting
Sometimes nonverbal messages like a 'thumbs up' follows a verbal message of 'I'm great!" When did the thumbs-up gesture originate?
1917
Speakers pound tables to emphasize what they are saying. How long was the longest speech ever given at the United Nations?
About 4.5 hours
Different nonverbal norms are used in different cultures. For example, in Nicaragua it is common to point directions with what?
Their lips/mouth
Language is governed by rules. Name at least one of the PA Senators who help make our laws/rules
*Bonus points for both
Pat Toomey
Bob Casey
To regulate something is to control it. In the state of Indiana, there is a regulation that you cannot fish using what?
Your hands
Language is more finite and rigid than nonverbal communication. Language rules can be found by studying grammar. When was the first English Grammar book written? (1000-1800)
1586
When giving a presentation, nonverbal language is extremely important. According to Business Insider, what percent of the success of your entire presentation dependent on good nonverbal language?
55%
Some riddles are ambiguous and left open for interpretation. A famous ambiguous question is
'Why did the chicken cross the road?"
Give your best answer to the above question, best answer wins points!
Best Answer Wins
Nonverbal Communication is continuous and cannot be turned off. How many facial expressions can the average person make?
21
Ambiguous is something with many meanings. Write down/draw as many meanings as you can the following sentence:
The chicken was ready to eat.
Chicken eating
Cooked chicken ready to eat
An example of complementing verbal communication is pointing when telling someone what direction to go. However, pointing can sometimes be rude, what is a polite way of pointing with your hand?
Point using a full open hand
The Wall Street Journal and researchers from Quantified Expressions determined that a speaker should maintain eye contact for ____ percent of the conversation?
60-70%
Nonverbal Communication can be based on our emotions. What are the Seven 'Universal Emotions'
Happy/Joy, Surprised, Sadness, Anger, Normal/Contempt, Disgust, Fear
Communication goes from the sender to the receiver through one of the five main channels. What are the five channels?
Face to Face
Broadcast Media (TV)
Mobile (Phone)
Electonic (Computer/Email)
Written (Letters)