Function Of Communication

Question 1

Regulation or Control

Answer 1

Both verbal and nonverbal cues are used to help achieve this purpose

Communication is used to regulate or control the pace and flow of communication

Question 2

Verbal cues

Answer 2

Prompts or expressions a speaker can say in signaling

Example: “Please stop talking.”

Question 3

Nonverbal cues

Answer 3

Signals using facial expressions or actions

Example: Nodding or shaking one’s head

Question 4

Eye contact

Answer 4

Eye contact is a nonverbal cue used in communication

Question 5

Head-shaking

Answer 5

Indicates that the listener wants the speaker to stop talking

Question 6

Raising the index finger

Answer 6

Signals that the speaker is not finished speaking or that the listener would like to say something

Question 7

Leaning back

Answer 7

Signals that the speaker is done talking and is now yielding the floor