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Grade 9!
Verbal and
Nonverbal
Strategies
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What is verbal communication?
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Improving Verbal Communication: More
Advanced Techniques
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Closed questions continued. . .
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▧Physiological changes, for example,
you may sweat or blink more when
you are nervous, and your heart rate
is also likely to increase. These are
almost impossible to control
consciously and are therefore a very
important indicator of mental state.
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Unfortunately interpreting non-
verbal communication is not that
simple.
For example, a nod of the head
between colleagues in a committee
meeting may mean something very
different from when the same action
is used to acknowledge someone
across a crowded room, and again
when two people are having a social
conversation. 24
STOP, GET YOUR NOTEBOOK AND
ANSWER THIS…
What is the
implication of using
non-verbal
strategies in
communication?
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▧ Non-verbal communication is an
extremely complex yet integral
part of overall communication
skills. However, people are often
totally unaware of their non-
verbal behavior. A basic
awareness of non-verbal
communication strategies, over
and above what is actually said,
can help to improve
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interaction
PAUSE FOR A WHILE,
LET US TRY WHAT
YOU KNOW.
Write a situation wherein you
can apply 2-3 verbal and
nonverbal strategies. Write it
in a text. Have
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someone
Ready for the
quiz?
Answer in your quiz
notebook.
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1. Nonverbal and verbal communication are
interconnected in which of the following
ways?
A. nonverbal cues can repeat verbal
messages
B. nonverbal cues can substitute for verbal
messages
C. nonverbal cues can contradict verbal
messages
D. all of the above 29
2. Which of these is NOT an
example of a verbal
communication skill?
A. The speed of our speech
B. Eye contact
C. Language used
D.Volume of speech
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3. One of the best ways to show
customers you are listening is
through
A. talking to the person next to you
B. frowning at the customer
C. appropriate amount of eye
contact
D. asking them to 31repeat what they
4. The gesture of crossed arms
means that the person is most likely
_____________,
A. protecting themselves
B. angry
C. selfish
D.upset
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5. When you speak, your listener gets
messages from...
A. What you say and your vocabulary
B. How you look and your words
C. What you say, how you act, and your
accent
D. What you say, how you act, and how you
look
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