Personal Communication, Semester 1 Final Review

Formal communication

• The way you should talk to your friends

• The way you communicate through Snap Chat

• The way you would speak to your boss or teachers

• Saying Please and Thank You

Informal Communication

• The way friends and siblings talk

• The way you should speak to your boss and your teachers

• The language you use when you write a letter

• Passing notes in fourth block

Active Listening

• dancing with Airpods in your ears

• Looking at the speaker and zoning out

• making eye contact, responding, and asking questions of the speaker

• doing something active while listening to someone talk

Why is timing important when planning to talk to someone?

• You need to time yourself to see how long it takes to ask a question

• You want your listener to be able to give you their full attention

• You don't want your listener to be bored, so you have to be fast

• Peanut butter and jelly is the best snack

Which is the best formal answer for the question

"What are you doing after school?"

• Man, we got this dope show we're gonna binge on Hulu.

• I have basketball practice first, then I will head to Walmart for my shift.

• My homework is, like, stackin' up over my head, dude.

• My mom freaked this morning about my room, so I gotta clean it so she will chill.

Is this verbal or nonverbal communication?

Someone is annoyed because their arms are crossed.

• Verbal

• Nonverbal

Is this verbal or nonverbal communication?

Suzie is crying and yelling at her friend in the hallway.

• Verbal

• Nonverbal

• Both Verbal AND Nonverbal

Is this verbal or nonverbal communication?

This topic must be boring because three kids are asleep in the class.

• Verbal

• Nonverbal

Is this verbal or nonverbal communication?

You say "Welcome to Culver's. What can I make fresh for you today?"

• Verbal

• Nonverbal

Why is it so hard to tell exactly what message non-verbal communication is sending?

• One action can have lots of possible meanings

• People move around too much.

• Masks don't let us see people's mouths

• It's not hard. We always can tell what people are thinking based on what they're doing.