NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION

1. What is Non-Verbal Communication?

Nonverbal communication refers to the ways in which beings convey information about
their emotions, needs, intentions, attitudes, and thoughts without the use of verbal
language.

2. What are the seven types of Non-Verbal Communication?

Personal Appearance Physical Environment
Kinesics Haptics
Proxemics Vocalics
Chronemics

3. Why is it important to understand Non-Verbal Communication?

It’s important to understand Non-Verbal Communication because, it can give us valuable
information about a situation, including how a person might be feeling, how someone
receives information and how to approach a person or group of people.

4. Which type of Non-Verbal Communication is the easiest for you to understand?

The type of Non-Verbal Communication that’s easiest for me to understand is Personal
appearance or Facial Expressions because they’re straight forward. if someone feels a
certain emotion then their can tell whatever they’re feeling.

5. Which type of Non-Verbal Communication is the Hardest for you to understand?

The type of Non-Verbal Communication that I find the hardest is, Proxemics. Some
people are like to be with close to you physically and some keep their distance naturally.
I sometimes misinterpret those Non-verbal cues.

6. Which type of Non-Verbal Communication do you think sounds interesting?

The type of Non-Verbal Communication that I find Interesting is Haptics/ Physical
Touch.
A book that I’ve read states that High-Value people tend to invade others personal space
more frequently than the lower status individual. Our sex also plays a role on how we
interpret the meaning of a touch, Women tend to use touch to show Care, Concern, and
Nurture. Men on the other hand use touch to assert power and execute Control.