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8 Types of Nonverbal Communications

No Types Sub-types
1. Facial Expression
Smile
Frown/Disagree
Sadness
Anger
Fear
Surprise
Disgust
on!usion
Desire
ontempt
S"ame
#urt
$oredom
Excitement
%. &esture
'a(ing
)ointing
Finger to indicate numeric no
*+ gesture
T"umbs up
)eace sign
lapping
A clenc"ing !ist
Nodding
Scratc"ing Nose
Stro,ing "air
-. )aralinguistics
Tone o! (oice-strong
-"esitant
-ent"usiam
-disinterest
-anger
.oudness -loud
-so!t
)itc" -"ig"
-low
/n!lection
0. $ody .anguage
1
)osture
Arm-crossing
.eg-crossing
Sit
Stand
2o(e arm
3oll t"eir eyes
lasping "ands be"ind t"e
bac,/anxious
Standing 4"and place on "ip5/ready
.eaning bac,
Slouc"ing/la6y posture
2out"-c"ewing bottom lip/worry
-co(ering mout"/"ide emotion
7. )roxemics
Social norms
Situational !actors
)ersonality c"aracteristics
.e(el o! !amiliarity
/ntimate distance 8 9-1: inc"es
)ersonal distance 8 17;;- 0 !t
Social distance 8 0-1% !t
)ublic distance 8 1%-%7 !t
9. Eye &a6e
.oo,ing direct
$rea,ing Eye ontact
$lin,ing
3est eyes
<. #aptics/Touc"
A pat on t"e bac,
A "ug
#ig" !i(e
$ac, slapping
#olding "ands
#ands"a,e - !irm
-limp
:. Appearance
olor
lot"ing
#airstyles

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