Online slide presentation: “Kinesics” (Santosh, 2011). http://www.slideshare.net/SantoshMote1/kinesics-9445822 This presentation offers a comprehensive look at kinesics, complete with photographs illustrating an array of messages conveyed through body positioning and gestures.
Website: “The Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs, and Body Language Cues” (Givens, 2013). http://www.center-for-nonverbal-studies.org/6101.html This website examines nonverbal behaviour through the lenses of various fields, such as anthropology, biology, and psychology. Links are provided in dictionary format, complete with definitions of the display and usages of a broad scope of behaviours.
Video resource: “Nonverbal Communication Across Cultures” (Klinker & Jandernoa, 2010). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn3NwMtAEHs This short and fun video depicts the acceptable use of hand gestures in different cultures. You may find the information helpful in preparing for a trip abroad.
Video resource: “Nonverbal Communication in Law Enforcement” (Shaw, 2011). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffovVkKZdLY This video depicts practical uses of nonverbal behaviour in the field of law enforcement and gives a demonstration of techniques used in eliciting confessions through interrogation.
Web page: “Exploring Nonverbal Communication” (University of California, n.d.). http://nonverbal.ucsc.edu/index.html This website allows you to test how well you can ‘read’ the nonverbal cues of others, and provides links to purchase videos on the topic of nonverbal communication.
Web page: “The Inner and Outer Meanings of Facial Expressions” (Hager & Eckman, n.d.). http://face-and-emotion.com/dataface/misctext/inner_outer.html This website offers an in-depth explanation of the relation between facial expression and emotion.
Web page: “Non-Verbal Communication: The Key to Understanding Others and Communicating Effectively” (Carpenter, n.d.). http://coes.latech.edu/assets/owise/non-verbal_communication.pdf This web page gives a concise look at nonverbal behaviour with a specific focus on gender differences.
New Perspectives in Nonverbal Communication (Poyatos, 1983). This book takes a scientific approach to explaining nonverbal communication through the fields of anthropology, social psychology, linguistics, literature, and semiotics. It is published by Pergamon Press and can be borrowed from the University of Regina Library.
The Skilled Helper, 9th Edition (Egan, 2010). This book, while focused on strategies used in helping professions like social work and therapeutic counselling, contains a section devoted to the nonverbal behaviours that are conducive to communication. It is published by Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning and is available for purchase here: http://www.amazon.ca/Skilled-Helper-Dr-Gerard-Egan/dp/0176441522/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362420806&sr=8-1