The MAIN Difference For Writing On Social Media
Social Media Readers Want To “Get To Know You? What’s The Main Difference Between Writing For Print, and Writing For Major Social Media Platforms? The biggest difference between the more formal writing one reads in newspapers (or used to) and…
Navigating the Divide: Writing for Social Media versus Writing for Print
Introduction In the modern landscape of communication, the realms of social media and print media stand as two formidable pillars. Each possesses its own unique set of conventions, audiences, and purposes. Writing for these distinct platforms requires an understanding of…
What Is Communicating Via Time and Space?
Interpersonal Space and Punctuality/Time – Both Communicate! Most people are aware that interpersonal space and how we use it communicates to others. We all have a kind of comfort zone where we are most comfortable communicating. Too close and we…
Neurolinguistic Programming and Non-Verbal Behavior – A Caution
Why We Don’t Include NLP Techniques In Our Discussion of Non-Verbal Behavior Neurolinguistic Programming, or NLP, has become a common way for many non-psychologists to talk about human thinking and communication. It’s a pop psychology version. While it’s way beyond…
Myths and Misconceptions About Listening
Common Misconceptions About Listening Listening ability is related to the intelligence of the listener Research indicates that while there may be a slight link between the intelligence of the listener and listening ability, the relationship is very slight. Daily…
What Is A Person’s Baseline With Respect To Non-Verbal Communication?
Knowing a Person’s Baseline Is Critical To Understanding The Meaning of Their Non-Verbal Behavior Because the use of non-verbals is far from universal, you can’t interpret the meaning of non-verbal communication without knowing what a specific person typically does. How…
What Is Sign Language? (Non-Verbal Communication)
Sign language is a part of ALL of our communication The use of sign language is not, as you might think, restricted to people who have hearing disabilities. Even for hearing enabled people, sign language is a natural extension, or…
Is It Really Possible To Read People Like A Book?
Common Myth About Reading and Interpreting Non-Verbal Communication Is it really possible to “read” non-verbal communication behavior to get a jump or advantage in understanding an individual? The answer is mostly no. That’s a myth developed by marketers and sales…
What Are the Six Different Categories of Types of Non-Verbal Communication?
There’s more to non-verbal communication than most people think Most of us know just enough about non-verbal communication to be dangerous, and end up over-simplifying it. There’s a lot more to it than most lay people understand. There are actually…
What Is Tactile Communication? (The non-verbal primer)
We communicate a great deal through our physical contact, or lack of it, with others Tactile communication refers to what we communicate through the sense of touch — through touching, or not touching each other in various ways. Touch may…
Understanding the Less is More Principle of Effective Communication
In informal speech and communication, people have a tendency to talk, and talk, often is a slightly disorganized fashion, since informal speech is not the kind of thing you can plan out. It may surprise you to know that in…
