Nonverbal Immediacy Scale-Self Report (NIS-S)

I use my hands and arms to gesture while talking to people.

I touch others on the shoulder or arm while talking to them.

I use a monotone or dull voice while talking to people.

I look over or away from others while talking to them.

I move away from others when they touch me while we are talking.

I have a relaxed body position when I talk to people.

I frown while talking to people.

I avoid eye contact while talking to people.

I have a tense body position while talking to people.

I sit close or stand close to people while talking with them.

My voice is monotonous or dull when I talk to people.

I use a variety of vocal expressions when I talk to people.

I gesture when I talk to people.

I am animated when I talk to people.

I have a bland facial expression when I talk to people.

I move closer to people when I talk to them.

I look directly at people while talking to them.

I am stiff when I talk to people.

I have a lot of vocal variety when I talk to people.

I avoid gesturing while I am talking to people.

I lean toward people when I talk to them.

I maintain eye contact with people when I talk to them.

I try not to sit or stand close to people when I talk with them.

I lean away from people when I talk to them.

I smile when I talk to people.

I avoid touching people when I talk to them.