Comments on: Busting The Myth 93% of Communication is Nonverbal

By: Algorithm

Algorithm — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:13:00 +0000

I am sorry you are wrong; non-verbal elements consist of speech; tone; rythm and stress but stress is relating to annunciation.

There in lies proving the point of course! Like on the phone, what you cant see in body language you make up for tone by moving your hands that will carry through to your tone; motion causes emotion increasing your percentage.

My two sense (cents) lol

By: Jody

Jody — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:04:00 +0000

You missed an important point. The papers stated 93% of all INTERPERSONAL communication is non-verbal. That means one-to-one, eye-to-eye communication. A professor addressing 200 students can't make eye contact and give non-verbal signals to each and every student so the ratio of verbal to non-verbal is going to shift. Interesting though that speakers that are considered "gifted communicators" are those that do make eye contact, do make use of body language, do make use of verbal tone, and manage to give the impression that they are speaking to you personally.

By: Dr. Sam

Dr. Sam — Mon, 26 May 2008 16:28:00 +0000

I am fascinated by the other research seeming to point to non-verbals being 12.5 more powerful than verbals.

Traditional psychology tends to be either anti-spiritual or non-spiritual, i.e. can't let itself consider the possibility of the non-linear as totally valid. I personally believe that there is a whole OTHER level of communication that takes place energetically between bodies. For example Pearsall's research into the "Heart Code" shows that the heart's electromagnet field is around 50,000 times more powerful than the brain's. In similar research that he refers to he quotes other researchers that have found that the heart has around 60,000 neurons just like those in the brain. The heart can be called the other thinking organ.

In light of this, we sense people, their mood, their feelings, etc. through more than just the VKA gates (visual, kinesthetic, Auditory). There is more there. We love with our "hearts." We sense through our "heart." We are hurt in our "heart." And I say what is non-linear is more wonderful and powerful than what we can imagine.

Dr Sam
www.DrSam.tv

By: Jeremy (PsyBlog author)

Jeremy (PsyBlog author) — Wed, 09 May 2007 15:33:00 +0000

Hi dhreutter, good point about subtitles! Also, you make a really interesting point which actually pre-empts my next post. So stay tuned for why the nonverbal channel isn't just about communicating moods...

By: DHReutter

DHReutter — Wed, 09 May 2007 07:18:00 +0000

I believe it's quite obvious where the flaw in these experemiments is. Verbal communication is not for transmitting moods, it is for transmitting ideas. Moods are deducted from the opposite's behaviour and this is what the mentioned studies would have proven.
I haven't read the papers myself, but if they stated 93% of all communication was non-verbal, they are at least drawing the wrong conclusions.
You could see it this way: if only 7% of communication was verbal, sub-titles would never have been invented.