Vlog ’till you drop into practise: Creating your own vlog (2)

In my previous blog I mentioned a list of the benefits that vlogging contains and as promised, it is now time to put that into practise. That’s is why Group 17 of Business and Information Technology proudly present you: Martijn Goudbeek and his opinion about non-verbal communication and social media.

First let me introduce Martijn Goudbeek. He is an assistent professor at Tilburg University and his expertise lies in the field of emotions and non-verbal communication. We wanted to know what influence social media has on non-verbal communication. Is non-verbal communication still present online? And how has non-verbal communication changed over the years? You want to know the answer? Find out and start seeing this vlog!

The vlog is about non-verbal communication. Non-verbal communication is always present, when shopping for groceries, going on a weekendtrip and even while chatting with your friends (want to know how? Please read further!). You use non-verbal communication unconsiously and there is more to draw from than from verbal communication. And even the decisions you made are probably based on non-verbal communication. Telling a lie for your own good? Be aware of the tone of your voice and your gestures, posture and facial expression, because otherwise you’ll ‘fall through the basket’.

I think non-verbal communication is fascinating, because you can’t even control it. You can play a role for a while, but eventually you will fail and everyone will notice. But the lesson I’ve learned today is just to remember: “If you are playing a role, for example at work, maybe this ain’t the right job for you, because eventually it will break you emotionally.” Stay close to yourself and everything will be fine.

The emotional cues in everyday life are visible and you can interpret them and anticipate on that, but in the digital era everything goes via the computer and social media. Can we express our emotions behind the computer screen? Goudbeek has the answer and will tell about that in this video.