Impression Management: Communication And Communication

Impression Management

Have you ever had someone have the wrong impression of you because of the way you communicate? This can be caused either by a verbal message, what you say, or your non-verbal messages. For example, how you act, dress, stand, sit, or move. Per the communication blog, this is called impression management. “Impression management refers to the processes you go through to communicate the impression you want to leave on others.” (2011) Many people have communication traits that are deceiving. Lack of eye contact, my hushed tone, and my comical acts are just some of my deceitful communicative traits.

Eye contact is an important social skill that is used to determine whether a person is focused and paying attention. It’s a key

When I am speaking, I use the same tone of voice no matter whom I am speaking with. I would say I have an apathetic tone which is, showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern when I am communicating. Having an apathetic tone of voice, makes people think I am a very shy person, when I am lively and spirited. Tone expresses emotions, may people interrupted things I say incorrectly. Pixus states that, “The fact that we can change our voices to suit our situation means that we can train ourselves to sound more appropriate and professional if we put our hearts to it.” You are going to talk different depending on whom you on communicating with. For Example, if you are communicating with businessmen and/or women you tone might be authoritive and professional, but if you are communicating with young teenagers your tone of voice will be light-hearted and quirky. (Robinson, L., Segal, J., & Smith, M., 2016). Tone of voice is a part of the key elements of successful communication and can be used to influence or persuade. I can improve this by thinking about what impression others will have on

According to help guide, “Body language is a kind of nonverbal communication, where thoughts, intention or feelings are expressed by physical behavior such as facial expression, body posture, gestures, eye movement and the use of space.” There are many moments when I am communicating, that I make a movement that people misjudge. Most of the time I am unaware of the message my body language communicates. For example, I tend to stand closer to people I am familiar with when I communicate and sometimes touch. For guys, they think I am doing so to come off as being flirty, which is absolutely, not true. A solution to my problem could be standing farther apart from someone when we are having a conversation, and to stand with my hands in my pockets, if it is appropriate at the