26 Facts About Non-verbal communication

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Nonverbal Non-verbal communication is the transmission of messages or signals through a nonverbal platform such as eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, posture, and body language.

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Study of nonverbal Non-verbal communication started in 1872 with the publication of The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin.

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However, much of the study of nonverbal Non-verbal communication has focused on interaction between individuals, where it can be classified into three principal areas: environmental conditions where Non-verbal communication takes place, physical characteristics of the communicators, and behaviors of communicators during interaction.

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Nonverbal Non-verbal communication involves the conscious and unconscious processes of encoding and decoding.

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Nonverbal Non-verbal communication can portray a message both vocally and with the correct body signals or gestures.

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Children in these communities learn through observing and pitching in through which nonverbal Non-verbal communication is a key aspect of observation.

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Research on nonverbal Non-verbal communication rocketed during the mid-1960s by a number of psychologists and researchers.

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Speech-related gestures are used in parallel with verbal speech; this form of nonverbal Non-verbal communication is used to emphasize the message that is being communicated.

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Personal distance is still close but keeps another "at arm's length" and is considered the most comfortable distance for most of our interpersonal contact, while social distance is used for the kind of Non-verbal communication that occurs in business relationships and, sometimes, in the classroom.

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Nonverbal Non-verbal communication involves the conscious and unconscious processes of encoding and decoding.

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However the meanings in nonverbal Non-verbal communication are conveyed through the use of gesture, posture changes, and timing.

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The author states that nonverbal Non-verbal communication is very important to be aware of, especially if comparing gestures, gaze, and tone of voice amongst different cultures.

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Nonverbal Non-verbal communication is commonly used to facilitate learning in indigenous American communities.

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Nonverbal Non-verbal communication is pivotal for collaborative participation in shared activities, as children from indigenous American communities will learn how to interact using nonverbal Non-verbal communication by intently observing adults.

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Nonverbal Non-verbal communication allows for continuous keen observation and signals to the learner when participation is needed.

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The idea of "context-embeddedness" allows nonverbal Non-verbal communication to be a means of learning within Native American Alaskan Athabaskans and Cherokee communities.

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Additional research expresses that eye contact is an important part of nonverbal Non-verbal communication involved in kinesics, as longer and appropriate levels of eye contact give an individual credibility.

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Touches among humans that can be defined as Non-verbal communication include handshakes, holding hands, kissing, back slapping, high fives, a pat on the shoulder, and brushing an arm.

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Edward T Hall invented the term when he realized that culture influences how people use space in communication while working with diplomats, and published his findings on proxemics in 1959 as The Silent Language.

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When mixed messages occur, nonverbal Non-verbal communication becomes the primary tool people use to attain additional information to clarify the situation; great attention is placed on bodily movements and positioning when people perceive mixed messages during interactions.

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Definitions of nonverbal Non-verbal communication creates a limited picture in our minds but there are ways to create a clearer one.

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Nonverbal signals can be used without verbal Non-verbal communication to convey messages; when nonverbal behavior does not effectively communicate a message, verbal methods are used to enhance understanding.

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Verbal Non-verbal communication is a highly structured form of Non-verbal communication with set rules of grammar.

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The rules of verbal Non-verbal communication help to understand and make sense of what other people are saying.

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Verbal Non-verbal communication is based on discontinuous units whereas nonverbal Non-verbal communication is continuous.

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From 1977 to 2004, the influence of disease and drugs on receptivity of nonverbal Non-verbal communication was studied by teams at three separate medical schools using a similar paradigm.

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