Verbal Abuse

Examples of Verbal Abuse in the following topics:

• Verbal Aspect: Simple, Progressive, Perfect, and Perfect Progressive

• Family Violence

  • Verbal abuse is a form of emotionally abusive behavior involving the use of language.
  • Verbal abuse can also be referred to as the act of threatening.

• Child Abuse

• Types of Communication: Verbal, Written, and Nonverbal

  • There are three main vehicles for communication: verbal, written, and non-verbal.
  • The most common vehicles for communication are oral, non-verbal, written, and electronic.
  • Oral communication describes the verbal exchange of information, emotions, thoughts, and perceptions.
  • Argyle concluded there are five primary functions of non-verbal bodily behavior in human communication:
  • Humans communicate interpersonal closeness through series of non-verbal actions known as immediacy behaviors.

• Substance Abuse and Health

• The Responding Stage

  • The responding stage is when the listener provides verbal and/or nonverbal reactions to what she hears.
  • The responding stage is the stage of the listening process wherein the listener provides verbal and/or nonverbal reactions based on short- or long-term memory.
  • Following the remembering stage, a listener can respond to what she hears either verbally or non-verbally.
  • Oftentimes, the speaker looks for verbal and nonverbal responses from the listener to determine if and how her message is being understood and/or considered.
  • There are many ways, both verbal and nonverbal, to respond to what you hear.

• Elder Abuse

• Read Feedback Cues

  • Feedback is the verbal and non-verbal responses from an audience which help the speaker modify and regulate what s/he is saying.
  • Feedback can take the form of verbal or non-verbal responses to an in-person speech, or verbal responses which are electronically captured for large or remote audiences .
  • Audience members may respond verbally or they may nod or raise their hands.
  • Listen for the verbal feedback and acknowledge it.
  • The non-verbal feedback may be intentional vocalizations, such as groans or encouragement (such as clapping).

• The Older Years

  • Abuse of the elderly is a serious problem in the U.S.
  • Abuse refers to psychological/emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and caregiver neglect or financial exploitation, while self-neglect refers to behaviors that threaten the person's own health and safety.

• Interaction in Public Speaking

  • While you may not necessarily engage in a two-way dialogue with your audience, there are plenty of ways to interact with them verbally.
  • Your non-verbal interaction with your audience consists largely of body-language cues.
  • Just remember that all body language and non-verbal communication requires appropriate context.
  • Practice your speech in front of a mirror or record yourself so you can take note of any unintentional non-verbal signals you may be sending to your audience.
  • Use verbal and non-verbal audience interaction to keep your audience engaged and involved with your speech