Counter Dependency Statements

Eight categories of verbal communication are dependency statements, counter dependency statements, fight statements, flight statements, pairing statements, counter pairing statements, work statements, and unscorable statements. Verbal communication is an essential part of communication as a whole. How you deliver and receive a message determines whether or not will be able to comply. Dependency statements are made to show the group that the leader is on their side and understand their perspective viewpoints. Therefore, dependency statements are made to secure the emotional and intellectual mood of the group. Counter dependency statements do the opposite of dependency statements. According to Griffith & Dunham (2015), `Counter dependency statements

When team members make flight statements, they could be bored and uninterested in their current job duties. Pairing statements bring unity to the group. Pairing statements exemplifies love and support for one another, as well as the common goal. Counter-pairing statements will perform the opposite of pairing statements. Counter-pairing statements will bring disunity and discourse to the team causing chaos and confusion. Work statements are statements that show interest and support in the common work goal that is represented to everyone. Work statements and pairing statements work well when motivating a team. Unscorable statements are statements of no significant value. These statements are unintelligible, inaudible, or fragmentary states, (Griffith & Dunham,

They are similar in the fact that they both can get a message across and they both give the other party a sense of being. When people are communicating they are communication to come to some sort of understanding or reasoning. Communication is a two-way street. There an old adage that says `It takes two to argue`. This adage was simply implying that arguing is a negative verbal form of communication; Therefore, if one person be quiet, the argument will no longer be an argument. The main difference between verbal communication and nonverbal communication is one is silent without words, while the other uses vocals and sounds to get the message across. According to Griffith & Dunham (2015), `Nonverbal cues not only help members interpret verbal messages, they regulate the flow of conversation.` Verbal communication is normally communicated with non-verbal communication gestures. On the flip-side, Non-verbal communication can deliver an entire message with no words being spoken. For example, if your boss walks into work with a straight face, when normally he comes in with a smile, that is a nonverbal gesture that something could be wrong. The boss could verbally, come into work and say `I am in a bad mood, do not bother me unnecessarily`. However, his body language and facial expression implies the entire message without him having to speak a word. Both Verbal and Non-verbal