Nonverbal Communication

I thought the lecture Tuesday about communication was really interesting. I especially liked the conversation on nonverbal communication. Dr. Hollist explained that one of the basic principles of communication it that the message sent is NOT always the message that is received. I thought this was spot on. I can’t even count how many times I’ve used an action to communicate with someone and they interpret it the completely wrong way, usually in a way I didn’t mean it, and I don’t find out until I talk to them next day or if I hear about it from a friend that they were upset about our interaction. This also makes me wonder if I interpret actions of others correctly, which is pretty interesting to think about. I also think that the nonverbal communication between males and females is incredibly complicated and confusing. I always think boys mean something else, then come to find out I was completely wrong!