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Gestures or Body           It is the movement the of body,       *  Avoid pointing at people with your
                 Language                   hands or head to express an idea or     finger.
                                            meaning.                              * Don’t stand with hands crossed.

                                                                                  * Pay attention to the speaker.

                 Posture                    It shows your confidence and          * Always keep your body straight.
                                            feelings.                             *  While standing, keep hands by your
                                                                                    side and stay relaxed.
                 Touch                      It includes shaking hands and patting    Shake hands confidently.
                                            on the back. For example, a firm      *  Avoid using other touch gestures
                                            handshake shows confidence.             such as scratching or rubbing.

                 Space                      A proper distance should be           *  Maintaining a proper distance may
                                            maintained while talking to a           vary from person to person, whether
                                            person, it generally depends on your    your meeting is formal or informal.
                                            closeness and intimacy with that
                                            person.
                 Paralanguage               It is the tone of our voice, volume   *  Maintain a proper pace, proper tone
                                            and speed, which makes a difference     and volume while speaking.
                                            in communication.
                 Advantages o   on- er al Communication

                 Following are the advantages of non-verbal communication:

                   By using visual, audio-visual and silent means of non-verbal communication, the message can be easily
                   presented.
                  Facial expressions and gestures are used to convey messages so that they can be easily understood by
                   illiterate people.

                  Non-verbal communication reaches the receiver very fast. So, it reduces the wastage of valuable time of
                   the communicator.

                 Disadvantages o   on- er al Communication
                 Following are the disadvantages of Non-Verbal Communication:

                  Non-verbal communication is unclear and imprecise since, in this communication, there is no use of words
                   or language which expresses clear meaning to the receiver.
                  Long conversation and necessary explanations are not possible.

                  Sometimes, non-verbal communication is difficult to understand.


                                                                                                         C o mmunica tio n
                        ACTIVITY:        rganising an acting session


                       Divide your friends into groups of two. Ask one person from each group to come out one by one.
                       Give them a word or a title which can also  be a movie name. Ask them to non-verbally enact the
                       given word, so that their friends in their group can guess it.




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