Nonverbal cues can reiterate verbal

communication
Repeating is sequential, not simultaneous
Your significant other asks if you are having an
affair. First, you shake your head no. Then you
say, No.
You ask a stranger in a foreign country what time
it is. The stranger doesnt understand, so you tap
the top of your wrist with your finger.

Nonverbal cues can signal the opposite of
what words mean.
We may perceive others as sending mixed
signals.
Your mouth is saying no, but your body is saying
yes.
You stifle a yawn with your hand and say to your
dinner date, Thats really fascinating.
Nonverbal cues may compliment or reinforce
words.
While scolding a child a parent points a finger at
him or her.
A teacher asks if you understand an assignment.
You nod your head up and down while saying
Yes, I think so.

Nonverbal cues may serve as substitutes or
replacements for words.
Emblems are nonverbal gestures that are the
equivalent of words.
A basketball player makes a choke sign after a
player on the other team misses a crucial free
throw.
A motorist flips you the bird on the freeway.

Nonverbal cues can amplify or accentuate
language.
A parent tells a child Its bedtime. The child
lays on the floor, kicking and screaming, while
saying No, no, no, no, no.
A guy asks a gal, Hey, How YOU doin?

Making or breaking eye contact to signal turn
taking
Using nonverbal cues to cut in or interrupt
someone
Gus puts both elbows on the table and inhales,
indicating he is about to speak.
An argument about politics starts to erupt at a
party. A girlfriend puts her hand on her
boyfriends forearm to signal that he needs to
calm down.
1. Your mother mouths the words call me
while making a phone sign on the way out
the door.
2. Your credit card is declined on a dinner
date. You say Thats just great.
3. A creepy guy in a raincoat beckons with his
finger for a child at a playground to come
over.
4. At a carniceria, you say Dos tacos, por
favor. When the cook says Cuanto? you
hold up two fingers.
5. When your fiance asks Will you marry
me? you nod your head up and down like a
bobble head doll while saying Yes.
6. Your jaw is clenched when your significant
other asks if you are okay, you say, Im
fine. (curtly)
7. You raise your hand in class to ask a
question.

Answers
1. Complimenting
(If she didnt
mouth the words
call me it
would be
substituting)
2. Contradicting
3. Substituting
4. Repeating
5. Accenting
6. Contradicting
7. Regulating