An Experiment in Non-verbal Communication
Published on Nov 19, 2017
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An Experiment in
Non-verbal Communication
Dustin York conducted an experiment with four identical university classes (80 students, total). Each class had a guest presenter. Two presenters used effective nonverbal communication; the others used poor nonverbal communication.
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Each presentation was the same, word for word. The PowerPoint was the same and the presentation length was the same. The only difference? A few nonverbal tactics.
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The presenters changed
five
elements
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What do you think they changed in each of these categories?
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1. Eye Contact
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2. Voice fluctuation
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3. Position in the room
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4. Facial expression
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5. Hand gestures
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After the presentation, students took the same test on the information given.
Students in the effective nonverbal communication courses scored almost 30% higher than people in the poor nonverbal communication courses.
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