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LESSON 5

VERBAL AND NON VERBAL


COMMUNICATION
WHAT IS/ARE THE
DIFFERENCE/S BETWEEN
VERBAL AND NON VERBAL
COMMUNICATION?
VERBAL COMMUNICATION
 Encompasses any form of communication involving words, spoken, written, or signed.

Question : Do you think sign language is verbal communication?


Rationale : verbal = with words/language
non verbal= body language
 Sign language is when people use their hands to make words and talk with their hands. So if
sign language replaces words… it can be VERBAL COMMUNICATION.
EXAMPLES :
SPEECH
ANNOUNCEMENT
CASUAL TALKING
FACE TO FACE CONVERSATION
NON VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
Without use of words or speech
Examples: VISUAL CUES
 Haptics – touch
 Chronemic – time
 Oculesics – eye contact
 Kinesics - Body language
 Adapters- clothing, hairstyle, appearance…
 Posture- body positioning
 Facial expression – mood
 Distance- according to Edward T. Hall, the amount of space can also deliver a message, it was
shows the importance of the science of PROXEMICS.

Four primary Distances ( U.S STANDARD )


INTIMATE – 18 INCHES
Personal – 18 inches to four feet
Social – four to twelve feet
Public – more than twelve feet

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