COMMUNICATION

Can you hear me now?

NON-VERBAL Sending and receiving wordless

messages Facial expressions Eye contact Tone of voice ????

MESSAGE?

Have you ever used this tactic?

MESSAGE?

BODY LANGUAGE

Using your body/parts of your body to reinforce what you are saying

Not always a conscious gesture

BODY LANGUAGE

BODY LANGUAGE

Body Language Interpretation

Biting nails Nervous, Insecure

Drumming fingers Restlessness or Impatience

Steepling fingers Display of Authority

Open palms Expression of sincerity

Rubbing both hands Anticipation, Impatience

Resting the cheek on the hand Thinking, Evaluating, Bored

Folded arms across the chest Disagreement

Walking to and fro with hands clasped behind Frustration, Apprehension

Eyes downcast Guilty, Boredom

Rubbing the eyes Disbelief, Doubt

Rubbing the bridge of the nose Uncertain, Rejection

Head tilted to one side Shows interest, Listening

Hands on the hips Aggression, Authoritative

Sitting with hands behind the head Relaxed, Confident

Leaning forward Displaying Interest

PERSONAL SPACE

VERBAL COMMUNICATION Confer information from one person to

another Speaking Listening

The tongue has the power of life and death. (Proverbs 18:21)

SPEAKER Speak the language Ability to hear State thoughts

Clearly Stay on topic

If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. (1 Peter 4:11)

LISTENER Active listening Reflect Gives feedback Keep an open mind

Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue. (Proverbs 17:28)

TEXTING

Advantages Disadvantages

Easy Good for when you

can’t talk

Not safe when driving

Tempting to do when you should be doing something else

Can’t see facial expressions

Often too easy to text something mean

SOCIAL NETWORKING

Advantages Disadvantages

Spread the news Fun Pictures Catch up with

friends

Easy to add inappropriate content

Be careful who you friend

Predators

Men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. (Matthew 12:36)

USE I-MESSAGES State a problem, without blaming

someone for it. Are more likely to influence others to

change than You-messages Say "I felt let down," rather than, "You

broke your promise" Can be manipulative - gives the

recipient the impression that it is their responsibility to make sure that the other person is always happy. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to

speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. (James 1:19-20)

WHAT ARE CODED MESSAGES? Try to communicate without saying what

you really mean Teasing – saying something in a joking

manner that they really mean Example - Give me your honest opinion

– really mean support me Example – What are you

doing Saturday?

STEREOTYPE Stereotypes are

generalizations about a group of people whereby we attribute a defined set of characteristics to this group.

May be positive or negative.

STEREOTYPESAre brunettes smarter than blondes?Are men better drivers than women?

PREJUDICE Prejudging - a

preconceived belief, opinion, or judgment made without ascertaining the facts of a case.

Used to refer to a preconceived judgment toward a group of people or a single person because of race, social class, gender, ethnicity, age, disability, political beliefs, religion, line of work or other personal characteristics.

PREJUDICE

It begins at school, where some children have a knack of singling out anyone who's different from the rest for bullying and taunting. Children who are more overweight than their classmates are easy targets. If they also happen to be of a different ethnic background from the majority of their classmates, their lives can become especially unpleasant.

God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right. (Acts 10:34-35)

EXAMPLES

Some people are called hurtful names or are excluded from participating in events

Some people are unfairly excluded from jobs, neighborhoods, educational opportunities, social events and clubs

Some people are attacked and beaten Some people's homes, places of worship,

or cemeteries are vandalized Some people are unfairly paid less than

others for doing equal work.

UNCHECKED PREJUDICE AND BIGOTRY LEADS TO DISCRIMINATION AND EVEN, VIOLENCE.

A bigot is a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from their own or intolerant of people of different ethnicity, race, or class.

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:26-29)