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Discuss any four types of non-verbal communication

      

Discuss any four types of non-verbal communication

  

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a) Posture--Body postures include slouching, towering, legs spread, jaw thrust, shoulders forward, and arm crossing. The posture exhibited by individuals communicates a variety of messages which can be positive or negative. For example, posture can be used to determine a participant's degree of attention or involvement, the difference in status between communicators, and the level of fondness a person has for the other communicator.
b) Clothing-- The types of clothing that individual wears conveys nonverbal cues about his or her personality, background, and financial status, and how others will respond to them. An individual's clothing style can demonstrate their culture, mood, level of confidence, interests, age, authority, and values/beliefs (Brehove, 2011).
c) Gestures---Gestures may be made with the hands, arms or body, and also include movements of the head, face, and eyes, such as winking, nodding, or rolling one's eyes. Gestures can be categorized as either speech-independent or speech-related. Speech-independent gestures are dependent upon culturally accepted interpretation and have a direct verbal translation. A wave or a peace sign are examples of speech-independent gestures. Speech-related gestures are intended to provide supplemental information to a verbal message such as pointing to an object of discussion (Brehove, 2011).
d) Facial expressions--With all the various muscles that precisely control the mouth, lips, eyes, nose, forehead, and jaw, human faces are estimated to be capable of more than ten thousand different expressions. This versatility makes non-verbals of the face extremely efficient and honest unless deliberately manipulated. Moreover, many of these emotions, including happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, disgust, shame, anguish, and interest are universally recognized.

Chatelaine answered the question on June 16, 2021 at 07:23


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