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Types of Non-Verbal Communication
            There are different types of non-verbal communication which are:

            •  Hand movement/body language: One can express an idea or a meaning through waving hands during a speech,
              raising a hand to ask a question or to interrupt for a chance, raising a closed fist upwards showing a sign of victory,
              showing two fingers in a fight to show surrender, shaking hands to greet a person, banging a table or clapping both
              hands to applaud etc.









            •   Facial expressions: Facial expressions reflect a feeling of a person who is trying to communicate to give a proper
              meaning to a message. For example we smile to show our warmth and happiness, frown our brows to show anger,
              blush to shy and give a sad look when upset. There are a lot of facial expressions to show different moods of a
              person at the time of communication.










            •   Eye contact: In a conversation, our eyes serve the purpose to interpret people’s movements, gestures and eye
              contact. A speaker can use his or her eye contact to determine if an audience is engaged, confused or bored and
              then adapt his or her message accordingly.

            •  Touch: The power of touch plays an important role in communicating different meanings in a conversation. Touch
              can be welcoming, threatening, or persuasive depending on the situation. A hug shows love and happiness or brings
              comfort to a friend at the time of sorrow. Pat on the back shows encouragement or appreciation to a subordinate
              or a child. Holding tightly or pushing away a person shows threat.
            •  Body Posture: Body posture is an orientation and positioning of our body to send various meanings. Bowing a little
              to greet a person, sitting on knees to pray, standing straight to show confidence, lowering head to feel ashamed.
            Advantages of non-verbal communication are:

            •  It is used to complement verbal messages.
            •  They offer immense help to those who are physically challenged.
            Disadvantages of non-verbal Communication are:

            •  It is often difficult to analyse a non-verbal message.
            •  It is difficult to have a long conversation and important explanations are often lost in non-verbal messages.


                                    1. What is "written communication"?
                     uiz Bee        2. Write the differences between verbal and non-verbal communication.
                                    3. Write about the advantages of oral communication.
                                    4. What do you mean by perspectives in communication?


            Visual

            Visual communication is the visual representation of information in the form of graphs, flowcharts, signs, symbols,
            images, mind maps, road maps etc. It does not require learning any language.


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