FEATURES OF

NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
Non-verbal Communication is the process of sending and receiving
messages without the use of spoken or written words

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION HAS PRIMACY

Nonverbal communication is important in our lives because it improves a person's ability

to relate, engage, and establish meaningful interactions. It can take many forms and be
interpreted differently by different people, especially across cultures. Even a lack of such
nonverbal cues can be meaningful and, in and of itself, a form of nonverbal
communication. Each movement and combination of movements of the body, such as
changes in posture, eye direction, limb gestures, and facial expressions, sends signals to
others. Nonverbal messaging can be used to help people better understand the message
you're trying to convey. One common example given in nonverbal messaging discussions
is how you can use your body language to convey confidence during job interviews. You
project confidence by keeping your shoulders back, your head up, and making eye
contact with another person.

TYPES OF NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION

FACIAL EXPRESSION
It refers to certain facial muscle movements or
conditions that facilitate of nonverbal ITS RELEVANCE
communication thought, emotion, or behavior. In communication, your emotions
Our faces are the most expressive part of our are most visible through your
bodies, capable of communicating a wide range facial expression. People can
of emotions. We convey a lot of nonverbal easily tell how youre feeling by
information through our faces, and we tend to whether you're smiling or
focus on different areas of the face when frowning. Our Facial Expression
attempting to decipher what each expression supplement our verbal
means. We look at the eyes to see if someone is communication
sad or angry, and we look at the mouth to see if
someone is happy.

EYE CONTACT
Eye contact has many meanings, including a
sign of respect, paying attention, social
communication, a sign of confidence, and
the expression of feelings. Eye contact
involves an individual looking directly into
the eyes of another person who is speaking
or to whom they are speaking
ITS RELEVANCE
Maintaining eye contact with people when they
speak not only shows that you are paying
attention to what they are saying, but also that
you are interested in what they are saying.
Also, By maintaining eye contact, others will
be more likely to perceive you as a competent
and trustworthy person.

A gesture is a type of non-
verbal communication
which the visible actions of
the body convey specific
meanings, either in addition to
or in place of spoken words.
GESTURE
ITS RELEVANCE
Gestures are useful, especially when portraying yourself
as a confident, self-assured individual. The right
in gestures used at the right time can enhance and even
add another layer to the meaning of the spoken words.
In fact, they become, in addition to the spoken word, the
second line of communication. A firm handshake, for
example, reveals a person's Ievel of confidence and
self-belief and communicates to the other person that
you mean business. A nod of the head during a
conversation indicates acknowledgement and that you
are paying attention to the conversation.

POSTURE
ITS RELEVANCE
A person's posture, or bodily stance, Our body posture conveys our
conveys a variety of messages. attitude to the face-to-face
Depending on body "openness," posture interaction that we are participating
can be used to determine a participant's in. By seeing body posture, we can
level of attention or involvement, the easily identify if a person is
difference in status between interested, concern, or anticipation
communicators, and the level of to boredom depression or
fondness a person has for the other impatience.
communicator.