Tips to improve nonverbal communication

It is rightly said "practice make a man perfect". Similarly one can improve their nonverbal communication with practice. Below are some tips and a video with can help you to improve nonverbal communication.

• Pay attention to nonverbal signals:  Pay attention to unspoken words. people act though eyes, gesture, body movement etc observes that movements. 

• Look for in congruent behavior:  Sometime we speak don't match with our body language. it is said in this case person try to lie. 

• Voice Tone:  Concentration on your tone of voice when speaking because voice can reflect the energetic or dull mood immediately. 

• Eye Contact:  It's the act of looking in another's eyes. Continued eye contact can be treated as flirty. Too less of eye contact may be considered as lack of attention. So according to experts, an eye contact of 3-4 minutes is recommended.

• Ask questions about nonverbal communication:  Ask question in case in case someones non verbal signal is not understood. Don't assume. You can do so by asking, "So you mean to say that........"

• Look at signals as a group:  A single gesture may mean a lot or nothing. So wait for a couple of more gestures to reach a particular decision.

Reference:

http://psychology.about.com/od/nonverbalcommunication/tp/nonverbaltips.htm

Disadvantage of nonverbal communication:

No doubt, nonverbal communication helps a person a lot in conveying message more effectively but it has some drawbacks over verbal communication. Below are some disadvantage of nonverbal communication.

• Vague:  As nonverbal communication include no words so it has no dictionary meaning. Moreover it varies from culture to culture even person to person

• Continuous:  One can stop his words but it is nearly impossible to stop nonverbal clues even when it is not needed in some circumstance.

• Multi-channel:  Like Hand and eyes moments many other movement happen all together at a same time. So it is difficult to understand all together non verbal clues.

• Culture bound:  Some gestures are universal but it differs from culture to culture. Gesture can be seen as positive in one culture but may not in another culture.

• Long conversation are not possible:  In nonverbal communication, long discussions and fundamental clarification are impossible.

• Difficult to understand:  Nonverbal communication involve gestures, facial expression etc which is not clear and need repetition hence difficulty in understanding.

• Not everybody prefer:  Some people don't like using nonverbal communication. Some people think verbal communication is more effective than nonverbal communication.

• Lack of formality:  Nonverbal communication have structure neither any set of rules, so it is a kind of informal communication.

Reference:

businesscom. (2013). Advantages and disadvantages ofnon-verbal communication. Retrieved fromhttp://thebusinesscommunication.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-non-verbal-communication/#

Nonverbal communication at school

In classroom nonverbal communication is between student and teacher or it's between students to student. Body movement in class can reflect the behaviour of teacher as well as student like whether the teacher is angry or not or student is attentive in class or not and many other things.

Following are the some things which can help you to understand nonverbal communication:

• It is reported that almost 75% of classroom management conduct is nonverbal.
• Body movement by hands, legs or eyes are very common in class. Example - eyebrow have 23 different movements, all movements have their own different meaning.
• State of student can be judge by their body postures. It reflects self-confidence, energy, fatigue, conciseness in class etc.
• Like all people facial expressions are used between instructor and teacher to form a good impression.
• Distance is also a factor in non verbal communication as distance between between friends are much more less than distance between a teacher and a student.
• Physical environment of classroom is figure out by the objects in it. These object has a key impact in creating a positive or negative environment in class.
• Clothing in classroom can reflect the caste, religion, background, sex, nationality , age and many other factors.
• In class room environment, for teachers time is consider as nonverbal communication. Example - if a student regularly comes late in class it means he is not punctual or lazy in time management.

Reference:
http://www.hrepic.com/Teaching/GenEducation/nonverbcom/nonverbcom.htm 

Non verbal communication at workplace

Hey hope you are enjoying this topic.

Today am going to talk about non verbal communication at workplace. Nonverbal communication is different at workplace as compare to over daily lives. At workplace one have to behave in sophisticated manner. Apart from this one should use its body language in effective way to create a good impression.

Following are some the aspects which one can consider as nonverbal communication at workplace.

• In business environment space is consider as nonverbal communication as superior has big office as compare to subordinate.
• At workplace facial expressions are very important. To convince somebody facial expression should match with what one say.
• One can be judged by their appearance at workplace. Example - proper workplace outfit reflects commitment and respect towards job.
• In some circumstance, nonverbal communication helps in understanding message without disturbing a meeting or interpreting others talks.
• With verbal communication a positive nonverbal communication helps to build good business relationship.
• A new employee should observe nonverbal clues at workplace by co-employee or supervisor to understand the business environment better.
• Nonverbal communication with clients should be according to client's need and want. Example - in America politeness and friendliness are the key practise in business environment.
• As it is said "eyes are the door to soul" similarly eye contact at workplace eye can reflect the agreement or disagreement towards work.

Reference

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/nonverbal-communication-workplace-interactions-844.html

Types of nonverbal communication

Before starting today's topic to reinforce the meaning of the meaning of nonverbal communication, here is a video which i find useful. Hope you will also like it.

Following are the types of nonverbal communication:

1. Proxemics:  The distance between two people is proxemics factor.
2. Body language:  Nonverbal communication highly depends on actions, body movements, eye   contact and facial expression.
3. Paralanguage:  The expression which is expressed by voice is called paralanguage. For example laughter or sour, low or high pitch etc.
4. Silence:  Silence can reflect number of meaning like sadness, agreement, disagreement and confusion. It depends on circumstance.
5. Haptic:  study of touch is known as haptic. Touch can communicate affection, love, support and many other emotions.
6. Clothing:  Clothing can reflect the cultural heritage. 
7. Territoriality:  It refer to how space is used to communicate massage.
8.  Olfactics:  Communication is also indicated by smell. Example - as a result of hard day a person will smell bad.

Reference:

(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.fb9dv.uni-duisburg.de/ti/en/education/teaching/ss07/multiculti/presentation%203.pd

INTRODUCTION

Communication is a methodology of sending and accepting messages that empowers people to impart information, state of mind, and aptitudes. In spite of the fact that we typically distinguish communication with speech, communication is made out of two measurements - verbal and nonverbal. 

Nonverbal communication has been described as communication without words. It covers clear practices, for example, outward appearances, eyes, touching, and manner of speaking, and in addition more subtle messages, for example, dress, posture and spatial separation between two or more individuals. "Everything imparts," including material items, physical space, and time frameworks. Albeit verbal yield can be turned off, nonverbal can't. Indeed quiet talks.

 Importance of nonverbal skills

1. There are many areas where nonverbal communication is more effective than verbal. Example when explain the shape, directions, personalities are expressed non verbally.
2. Using Laughter and play to build and Maintain Successful Relationships.
3. Nonverbal signal are powerful as nonverbal cues primary express inner feelings.
4. Nonverbal message are likely to be more genuine because nonverbal behavior cannot be controlled as easily as spoken words.
5. A separate communication channel is necessary to help send complex messages: A speaker can add enormously to the complexity of the verbal message through simple nonverbal signals.
6. Improving Communication Skills in Business and Relationship.
7. Building the Skills That Can Turn Conflicts into Opportunities.
8. Advice for Building Relationships that are Healthy, Happy and Satisfying. (Legal, 2014).

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