Nonverbal communications
Nonverbal Communications
Unspoken intentions
Louis O. Rollins
9/21/2013
Business 501: Business Communications
Dr. Howard Fero
ABSTRACT
Even though we live in a society that is driven by electronic communications and methods of communication such as wireless cellular phones, computers, tablets. We will look at the nonverbal communication aspect and how it affects the workplace. The subtle signals and signs that make up nonverbal communication are something that we can’t turn off and can often be misunderstood in their meaning and transmission. This helps us to look at the key issues and the underlying issues on the effects plus the messages of nonverbal communication. The facts that affect these issues there are many but we will restrict our analysis to the effects at the workplace. We‘ll look at tentative solutions that may or may not work based on the information that we have and the implementation of these solutions. Then the effects and any contingency plans must be analyzed to see if the solution is working, that means we will have to explore the contingencies for our particular courses of action. The tentative answers that we will explore here will give the reader a starting point for reading and understanding how some nonverbal signals can be misinterpreted.
Issues and underlying issues
One of the issues that we are faced with is a director has apparently become too familiar with a co-worker who was recruited and hired to work in the sane department as the director. Her accomplishments have been many, she doesn’t have any subordinates but her supervisor does in addition to her he has another five people that report directly to him. Their relationship has been good but both of them have gone through a divorce in their personal lives. They have always gotten along well but it seems that the relationship is becoming uncomfortable for the subordinate as the director has been taking her to private lunches and dinners
Unspoken intentions
Louis O. Rollins
9/21/2013
Business 501: Business Communications
Dr. Howard Fero
ABSTRACT
Even though we live in a society that is driven by electronic communications and methods of communication such as wireless cellular phones, computers, tablets. We will look at the nonverbal communication aspect and how it affects the workplace. The subtle signals and signs that make up nonverbal communication are something that we can’t turn off and can often be misunderstood in their meaning and transmission. This helps us to look at the key issues and the underlying issues on the effects plus the messages of nonverbal communication. The facts that affect these issues there are many but we will restrict our analysis to the effects at the workplace. We‘ll look at tentative solutions that may or may not work based on the information that we have and the implementation of these solutions. Then the effects and any contingency plans must be analyzed to see if the solution is working, that means we will have to explore the contingencies for our particular courses of action. The tentative answers that we will explore here will give the reader a starting point for reading and understanding how some nonverbal signals can be misinterpreted.
Issues and underlying issues
One of the issues that we are faced with is a director has apparently become too familiar with a co-worker who was recruited and hired to work in the sane department as the director. Her accomplishments have been many, she doesn’t have any subordinates but her supervisor does in addition to her he has another five people that report directly to him. Their relationship has been good but both of them have gone through a divorce in their personal lives. They have always gotten along well but it seems that the relationship is becoming uncomfortable for the subordinate as the director has been taking her to private lunches and dinners
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