Summary: The Silent Language Of Leaders

My first source that I used to find research that could help my professor communicate better through nonverbal communications was the self-help/advice book. This book provided many factual statistics and provided many tips on how to communicate better through nonverbal communications. The book is titled “The Silent Language of Leaders”. This book was published in 2011 by Carol Kinsey Goman. It’s a guide for using body language and other nonverbal communications to lead more effectively. We know that our professor lacks the leading role of the classroom because his communication is not the best. He lacks good nonverbal communications skills and this book will provide good technique on how to properly use nonverbal skills to lead the classroom

226). That could be the reason why he keeps a close distance when talking to other people because he does come from a Chinese background and culture. The rules of eye contact vary from culture to culture. In the United States people are taught to look at each other during conversations, but in some cultures, minimizing eye contact is considered a sign of respect. In China, the Chinese tend to avoid eye contact. It’s considered impolite if you look straight into their eyes of the other person. The Chinese can be very uncomfortable with eye contact (Goman, 2011, p. 229). This could explain why our professor likes to read word for word from the PowerPoint slides because back home in his culture, that is the correct way to communicate with others, by using no eye contact. According to Carol Goman (2011), The Chinese can get extremely emotional when communicating, including laughing, or raising their voices because talking loudly is not considered rude (p. 236). If this is the case, the professor should show more emotions and have a clearer voice and

8). This was a direct quote pulled from the journal article that was also used as part of my research to find why and how to improve our communication process between him and I. According to English, Walker, and Manton (1999), the research that was conducted shows that an astonishing 93 percent of the meaning of a message comes from nonverbal cues and the other seven percent from the words spoken (para. 5). Numerous studies also show that all the various aspects of nonverbal communication: body movements, interpersonal distance, touch, facial expressions, and all other components of nonverbal communication are very important. According to English, Walker, and Manton (1999), touch is our most intimate and most powerful form of communication. They also state that a simple touch such as a hand on a shoulder, an arm, or around a waist can reduce the heart rate and lower blood pressure (para. 11). If my professor lacks nonverbal communication and shows little body language, then communication is not going to be the greatest between us two. With the right body language, you can summon the emotions that helps people perform at their best and communicate well (English, Walker, and Manton, 1999, para. 12). According to English, Walker, and Manton (1999), just relaxing and making eye contact and facial expressions