Monday, September 27, 2010

.....NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION.....

What I understand about non-verbal communication is it sending and receiving messages in a variety of ways without the use of words.
So how it could be?
These messages are sent to others through:

Eye Contact 
Facial Expressions 
Voice tone 
Voice volume 
Rate of speech 
Silences and Pauses 
Hand Gestures 
Body Positioning 
Body Distance
Non-verbal communication is important and it is has multiple function. It is quick important especially for dumb person. Besides, it may substitute for the verbal message especially if it is blocked by noise, interruption, etc. It also often used to accent a verbal message because sometimes verbal tone indicates the actual meaning of the specific words, and to repeat the verbal message. 

There is several advantages and disadvantages of non-verbal communication.


Advantages: 
*You can communicate with someone who is hard of hearing.
*You can communicate at place where you are supposed to maintain silence. 
*You can communicate something which you don't want others to hear or listen to.
*You can communicate if you are far away from a person.
*You can have long conversation.
*Can be used as a public tool for communication.
*Can create an impression upon people / listeners.

Disadvantages: 
*You can not have long conversation.
*Can not discuss the particulars of your message
*Difficult to understand and requires a lot of repetitions.
*Can not be used as a public tool for communication.
*Less influential and can not be used everywhere.
*Not everybody prefers to communicate through non-verbal communication.
*Can not create an impression upon people/listeners.

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