Types of Non-verbal Communication Flashcards
11 Types of Non-verbal Communication
- Time
- Proxemics
- Territoriality
- Body movements and gestures
- Posture
- Facial expressions
- Eye movements
- Artifacts
- Silence
- Paralanguage
- Tactile communication (touch)
–time-related non-verbal communication is fun interpersonal communication; it speaks. (Ex.
Punctuality)
Time
this is the use of space when people communicate in relation to other people.
Proxemics
3 Kinds of Space:
Intimate space
* Personal space
* Public space
(1 to 1.5 feet)
Intimate space
(1 to 2.5 feet)
Personal space
(from 12 feet and extends as far as feasible in an auditorium or lecture hall)
Public space
– non-verbal associated with graphic location, where people in relation to one
another.
Territoriality
body language including hand signals which connote meanings.
Body movements and gestures
the position or the bearing of the body; this is involuntary in nature but communicates
important signals which can be friendly or hostile.
Posture
– the changes in eyes, mouth, etc. which can send communication messages to
the other speakers.
Facial expressions
– play a significant role in sustaining the flow of interactions, it helps us immensely
in communicating with others and it enhances the overall process of communication.
Eye movements
– objects or things in contact with the communication that may serve as non-verbal stimuli
Artifacts
– a technique used to send messages and meanings either consciously or unconsciously.
Silence
- refers to how something is said and not what is said.
Paralanguage
