Different perspective of communication
communication with other have more than one aspect ,besides the verbal interaction ,our look and body language ,it's also affected by our olfactory sense.
Olfactics : means the study of scents & smells and how they are perceived .
scent are a strong invisible messages between not only human but other creatures
Scent can often determine whether communication will be initiated ,continued or terminated
We all have olfactory signature ,in fact, our olfactory senses often unconsciously help or/and affect us to form opinions of others
Important facts about olfactory :
- 25% of people with olfactory disorder lose interest in sex
- The average person can recognize at least 4000 distinct scent ,some can recognize as many as 10.000
- Not only people differ in their sensitivity to scents they also differ in their valuation of a given scent
eg : person may find a scent very pleasant another to find it extremely unpleasant a third one do not notice the scent at all
- Not only individuals differ in their responses to scents but also there is evidence that scent is influenced to some extent by gender ,women and men may perceive odors differently
So not only your look or body language & verbal communication affect the conversation or your communication ,there is the Odora & the Scent in the air that may affect you & other either to be attracted to initiate communication or not
have a nice week-end
Shadia
have a nice week-end
Shadia