Here is a brief exercise for bridging verbal and nonverbal communication:
Identifying Connections between Verbal and Nonverbal
Messages
To demonstrate
that the way you say something influences the meanings you communicate, try
reading each of the sentences below aloud—first to communicate a positive
meaning and then to communicate a negative meaning. As you communicate these
meanings, try to identify the nonverbal differences between the ways you
express positive meanings and the ways you express negative meanings. Look
specifically at (a) how you read the statements in terms of rate, pauses, and
volume and (b) how your facial and eye expressions differ.
1. Oh, yeah, I have the relationship of a
lifetime.
2. I can’t wait to receive my test results.
3. Did you see her Facebook profile and the new
photos?
4. I had a fantastic date last night.
5. Did you see him pitch that great game last
night?
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