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NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION. THE IMPORTANCE OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION. As much as 93 % of communication is nonverbal, with 55% sent through facial expression, posture, and gestures and 38% through tone of voice. Nonverbal Communication as a Transaction.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION As much as 93 % of communication is nonverbal, with 55% sent through facial expression, posture, and gestures and 38% through tone of voice.
Nonverbal Communication as a Transaction Without saying a word, you could be communicating by your choice of clothing, your facial expressions, your posture, or any other nonverbal signals.
VERBAL AND NONVERBAL DIFFERENCES • They differ in eight important ways: • Environment • Feedback • Continuity • Channel • Control • Senses • Structure • Acquisition
HOW NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION WORKS Nonverbal cues complement a verbal message by adding to its meaning. Nonverbal cues regulate verbal communication. Nonverbal messages can substitute for verbal messages. Nonverbal messages accent what you are saying.
CHARACTERISTICS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION • It is culturally determined • It may conflict with verbal messages • Nonverbal messages are largely unconcious • It shows your feelings and attitude
TYPES OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION • Paralanguage- the way in which you say the words. • Body Movement- also called as kinesics, is responsible for a lot of nonverbal communication. • Eye Messages- sending messages through the eyes. • Attractiveness- how something or somebody could attract.
Clothing- it gives immediate impression about your self • Body Adornment- physical changes that you made to your body. • Touch- it could show interest • Time- determining attitude of a person
IMPROVING YOUR NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION By means of videotaping