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    Nonverbal communication plays an important role in overall communication. It accounts for 55% of the total message conveyed between individuals. Nonverbal cues include posture, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact and distance between people. Elements like tone of voice, pitch, rhythm and appearance also contribute to nonverbal signals. Understanding cultural differences in common gestures is important to avoid unintended meanings. The document recommends studying one's own body language, maintaining eye contact, having good posture, and reading the audience to improve nonverbal communication skills. Mastering nonverbal signals helps build relationships and understand feelings beneath the surface.

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    Nonverbal communication plays an important role in overall communication. It accounts for 55% of the total message conveyed between individuals. Nonverbal cues include posture, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact and distance between people. Elements like tone of voice, pitch, rhythm and appearance also contribute to nonverbal signals. Understanding cultural differences in common gestures is important to avoid unintended meanings. The document recommends studying one's own body language, maintaining eye contact, having good posture, and reading the audience to improve nonverbal communication skills. Mastering nonverbal signals helps build relationships and understand feelings beneath the surface.

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    Nonverbal communication plays an important role in overall communication. It accounts for 55% of the total message conveyed between individuals. Nonverbal cues include posture, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact and distance between people. Elements like tone of voice, pitch, rhythm and appearance also contribute to nonverbal signals. Understanding cultural differences in common gestures is important to avoid unintended meanings. The document recommends studying one's own body language, maintaining eye contact, having good posture, and reading the audience to improve nonverbal communication skills. Mastering nonverbal signals helps build relationships and understand feelings beneath the surface.

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    Nonverbal Communication

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    Nonverbal communication plays an important role in overall communication. It accounts for 55% of the total message conveyed between individuals. Nonverbal cues include posture, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact and distance between people. Elements like tone of voice, pitch, rhythm and appearance also contribute to nonverbal signals. Understanding cultural differences in common gestures is important to avoid unintended meanings. The document recommends studying one's own body language, maintaining eye contact, having good posture, and reading the audience to improve nonverbal communication skills. Mastering nonverbal signals helps build relationships and understand feelings beneath the surface.

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    The key takeaways are that nonverbal communication plays an important role in conversations and can convey up to 55% of the message. Elements of nonverbal communication include posture, eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, and distance between individuals.

    The elements of nonverbal communication discussed are posture, voice, appearance, eye contact, facial expressions, and gestures.

    The universal facial expressions of emotions discussed are happiness, sadness, anger, contempt, disgust, fear, and surprise.

    NONVERBAL

    COMMUNICATION
    01 CONCEPTS 04

    Introductio Importanc
    n 02 e/Conclusi
    03
    on
    Elements Improving
    INTRODUCTIO
    N
    While in process of
    conversation people tend
    to focus more on the
    verbal message they are
    trying to convey, it’s
    impossible to neglect the
    importance of the
    nonverbal cues we emit,
    DATA
    7% 38%
    Verbal Vocal

    55%
    By professor Nonverbal
    Albert
    Mehrabian Verbal Nonverbal Vocal
    What is nonverbal
    communication?
    Nonverbal communication is
    the transmission of messages
    or signals through a nonverbal
    platform such as eye contact,
    facial expressions, gestures,
    posture, and the distance
    between two individuals.
    ELEMENTS
    OF
    NONVERBAL
    COMMUNICA
    TION
    Posture
    Voice

     Tone

     Pitch  Modulatio  Rhythm


    n
    Appearan
    ce
    Eye
    contact
    Facial
    expressio
    ns
    Sadne
    Happin ss
    ess Fear

    The 7
    universal
    facial
    expressions
    Contem
    of emotions
    pt
    Anger
    Surpris Disgu
    e st
    Happiness
    Muscle around the
    eyes tightened,
    “crows feet”
    wrinkles around
    the eyes, cheeks
    raised, lip corners
    raised diagonally.
    Sadness
    Inner corners of
    eyebrows raised,
    eyelids loose, lip
    corners pulled
    down.
    Anger
    Eyebrows pulled
    down, upper
    eyelids pulled up,
    lower eyelids
    pulled up,
    margins of lips
    rolled in, lips may
    be tightened.
    Contempt
    Eyes neutral with
    the lip corner
    pulled up and
    back on one side.
    Disgust
    Eyebrows pulled
    down, nose
    wrinkled, upper lip
    pulled up, lips
    loose.
    Fear
    Eyebrows pulled
    up and together,
    upper eyelids
    pulled up, mouth
    stretched.
    Surprise
    Entire eyebrow
    pulled up, eyelids
    pulled up, mouth
    hangs open,
    pupils dilated.
    Distance
    zones
    Meaning of the gestures with hands
    Thumb up
    • Indicates that all is
    well, that it is OK.
    • In the Middle East
    this means that you
    would like to put
    your thumb in the
    anus of the person
    to whom you are
    showing this.
    OK gesture
    • this gesture means
    perfect
    • in Germany and
    Brazil, it's a very
    obscene gesture
    • in Japan it means
    money
    • in France, this
    V sign
    • we know this
    gesture as the V of
    victory or as a
    symbol of peace.
    V sign with the
    palm inwards
    • victory or peace
    • in the UK, Australia,
    Ireland and New
    Zealand it's an
    insult that means
    "fuck you"
    Pointing finger to
    someone
    • This gesture is rude
    all over the world
    • in the Middle East
    and the Far East to
    show something, we
    use the whole hand.
    Show someone up
    with a finger
    • It is considered
    insulting to call
    someone
    • in the Philippines,
    this gesture is
    punishable by
    arrest and is used
    Horns
    • for Heavy music fans, it
    means, "How are you?"
    Everything is fine ? “
    • in the United States, it is
    the symbol of the
    University of Austin in
    Texas and it means
    "Hook'em Horns" which
    means to drive his horns
    Raise thumb and
    little finger
    • in Spain, North
    America, Ecuador,
    Chile, Russia and
    Germany, the thumb
    to the mouth means
    to drink because it
    03
    HOW TO IMPROVE
    THE NONVERBAL
    COMMUNICATION
    SKILLS
    1. Study your own
    body language.
    2. Maintain eye
    contact.
    3. Take care of
    posture.
    4. Read the
    audience.
    04
    IMPORTANCE
    • Positive nonverbal
    communication can
    build good
    relationships
    • Nonverbal
    communication
    exposes our feelings
    • the way individuals
    deliver nonverbal
    messages can be
    04
    Conclusion
    Possessing good nonverbal
    communication skills will help us to
    understand the message other people
    want to deliver to us and to express
    ourselves as well. To know more about
    this sphere we should pay more
    attention to people’s actions and take
    Thanks
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