Non-verbal Communication Analysis

Non-verbal Communication
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Non-verbal Communication
Body movement Nonverbal communication replaces, reinforces, and contradicts verbal communication sometimes. It may also control interactions as well as express cultural values. The six classifications of nonverbal communication are body movement and posture, facial expression, gestures, eye contact, touch, and space.
Body movement and posture refer to the body’s perception of people. This mean how it impacts the manner people stand, walk and sit (Andersen, 1996). How one carries them communicates a lot. Considering facial expression, the human face expresses as it communicates emotion. Gestures involve waving or moving hands in specific ways when pointing or arguing about something to people. Eye contact is how a person looks at something, which demonstrates hatred, interest, or hostility. Touch presents the way people touch others to communicat...