LEARN WHAT YOU LISTEN (3)

Of all human creations,language may be the most remarkable.Through language,we share experience,formulate values,exchange ideas,transmit knowledge,& sustain culture.

Language is vital to thinking itself.

Language help creates our sense of reality by giving meaning to events.

WORDS are the tools of speakers crafts.Must know how to use language accurately,clearly,vividly & appropriately.Never use a words unless you are sure of its meaning.

Words have two kinds of meaning:

1.Denotative:--meaning is precise,literal & objective (is as it dictionary definition)

2.Connotative:--meaning is more variable,figurative,& subjective (include all feeling,associations,& emotions that a word touches off different people)

Nonverbal communication include:-

----personal appearance

----bodily action

----gestures (motions of speaker's hands,arms etc during speech)

----eye contact (direct visual contact with the eyes of another person)