Activity 1.

1. Non-verbal communication is:

A. Linguistic in nature C. Single channeled
B. Less ambiguous than verbal communication D. Continuous

2. Which of the following rules are appropriate for dealing with touch violations:
A. begin by assuming the first touch violation is accidental
B. provide gentle nonverbal signs of rejection for repeat offenders
C. describe your reaction and the behavior that produces the perception of
violation to the offender
D. both a and c

3. 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

4. Based on research, which of the following valid conclusions can be drawn about
cross- cultural perceptions of facial expressions:
A. members of diverse cultures do not recognize the same emotions from
photographs of facial expressions
B. members of diverse cultures show significant differences in perceptions of the
intensity of emotion exhibited by a facial expression
C. display rules dictate that collectivist cultures such as Singapore or China
suppress exhibitions of anger or contempt toward rival group members
D. none of the above

5. The following are valid conclusions, based on research, about gestures and cultures,
EXCEPT?
A. identical gestures always produce identical meaning in different cultures
because gestures are natural displays of feelings
B. illustrators usually come naturally to individuals from all cultures
C. there are no gestures that mean the same thing to members of different
cultures
D. every culture uses the thumbs up sign to mean "good going" or "nice job"

Activity 2. Listed below are the elements of verbal communication. Explain how these
elements affect communication (cite sample situations).
 Elements Explanation

1. Variation in Speed In communication, variation of speed depends on the

sender. Example for this is my classmate who talk in
front of us because she is the reporter for that day. She
talks too fast that’s why her words are unclear to us. It
somehow hard for the receiver to understand what her
message is because of the speed.
2. Volume Volume of your voice is also important in communicating
somebody. You should consider your audience and the
distance of your audience. Example, when you are
talking to your best friend while your teacher also
discussing something. You talk loudly that everybody in
the room heard your voice that’s why it causes trouble
for you and for your best friend.
3. Intonation Intonation occurs when our voice changes in pitch and
tone while we are speaking. Example for this is, when
we are sad. Our feelings or emotion inside disturbs on
how we talk or speak to somebody. That’s why there’s
some people know what we feel because of our way on
delivering our message in communicating.

4. Gestures Gestures somehow modify our way of communicating.

Talking while doing some gestures can help the receiver
to understand the message easily. For example, when
you whisper ‘I love you’ while doing the Korean finger
heart to your friend in a long distance but because of
your hand gesture, your friend understands what your
message is.
5. Emphasis Emphasis should also be practice by the sender
because it helps the message to be clear. Example,
reading a story in front of your classmates. Talking fast
can mislead to be unclear. The speaker should take
pauses when there’s a period or comma, right intensity
in the words, and the proper volume to make your
classmates understood it easily.
6. Rhythm To be an effective communicator, the words that you say
should be in the right rhythm. Saying every syllable
correctly with the right stress and a proper sound.
7. Pitch Pitch means getting your message across to the other
party in attractive, easy-to-understand and structured
way. Like, greeting your teacher a ‘Good Morning’ and it
turns to be slow and in a wrong stressed that’s why your
teacher wants you to say it again.
 8. Pausing and Phrasing It is important to every speaker to take a pause at a
certain point of conversation. Example is when you see
a period or comma in every sentence, as a speaker you
should stop or take a pause.

LET’S ANALYZE!

Activity 1. Draw hand/body gestures usually use in your locality, explain the meaning of
this hand/body gestures when and how to use?

Illustration Meaning

THUMBS UP
- it means good job.

WHEN: You can use it when your friend did

her/his work well done.
HOW: You just put your hand into a
“thumbs up” position with a smile on your
face.

OKAY, EASY, MONEY or RICH

WHEN: You can use it when you want to say

‘okay’ to your friend or when you are given a
task that was easy for you to do. It may also
mean money or rich.
HOW: You just connect your thumb and
index finger into a circle, and holding the
other fingers straight.
 V SIGN
- it means peace or sorry

WHEN: You can use it when you want to say

‘Peace’. Like for example, in the church,
when the priest says ‘Peace be with you’ and
instead of cheek-to-cheek kiss you can use
the V sign to signal them ‘Peace’.
HOW: You just raised your middle and index
finger and parted to make a V shape while
the other fingers are clenched.

PINKY SWEAR
- it means a promise of the two persons.

WHEN: It signifies that the two persons made

a promise.
HOW: It is involving the locking of
the pinkies of two people.