Mehrabian Poems | Examples


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Premium Member Difficult Acceptance - Mehrabian's 55-38-7 Percent Rule

Angry face and praising word.
I can't find out which is true.
Inputs begin to argue.
A straight posture is preferred.

Grinning face and sorrow word.
These can mislead our feelings.
People need careful dealings
with what they saw and they heard.

These are express confusion.
Which has the strong impression,
visual, vocal, or verbal?

Visual, fifty-five percent,
Vocal, thirty-eight percent,
And Verbal, seven percent.

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