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Body movements or position can be drawn Traditional definition is body language encompass the idea that a non-reflexive movement of part body is used by a person to communicate.
Physiological movement Signal can be condensed into the sometimes overlapping sub-categories of body movement, posture, facial expression, gaze and spatial behaviour
Vocal behaviour Communication packages and is comprised of inter alia, pitch, volume, timbre, pauses, and inflection. Example : vocal behaviour of someone who is angry manifesting a high pitch, loud volume and fast speed.
Environment Something surrounds us, it is often invisible to us. It exist in background and often passes our conscious attention. Comprises of inter alia, the room, lighting, sound, scent, colour, decoration, temperature, shape of table and seating position.
Source : Joel Lee, National University of Singapore, Non-Verbal Communication and Mediation (2011)
Use our hand Way sit Stand up handshake walk Body movement gesture wave beckon point accenting complementing substitution roles contradiction Body language A warn bear hug Touch handshake Tim tap on shoulder Patronising pat on head sadness happiness sadness Facial ekspression types
Unconscious language
Fear
Hugging, kissing and touching Family member and close friend Like amount of personal space
Handshake -greeting
Sources :http:www.exparts-moving-and-relocation-giude.com/nonverbal
High context culture is that individual learn to understand through nonverbal response
Malaysian Malay culture now is going through a cultural-context form of communication change where once a high-context collectivist community is gradually more low context and individualistic.
Malays often expressing indirect and opinion which are embedded in the nonverbal behaviours.
Greeting differ for men and women. Greet man first Shake hand, touch the palm.
What is it ?
Rude to touch another person unless handshake Touching childs head is not acceptable
Malay men wear a black velvet cap. Must cover their hand