A effective and interactive presentation depicting what exactly non verbal communication means.

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2. NON VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
THINGS THAT YOU
DON’T REALLY SAY;
BUT THEY SAY A LOT
ABOUT YOU!

A communication
where action speaks
louder than words.

3. TYPES OF NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
 Kinesics
 Proxemics
 Paralanguage

4. KINESICS
POSTURE
 Posture is a position of person’s body when
sitting and standing.
 Posture should be dynamic and strong.
 It is also affected by your individual body type
TYPES:
 Standing Posture
 Sitting Posture
 Hand Movement

5. EXAMPLE AND INTERPRETATION
POSTURE
BRISK ERECT WALK
HANDS ON HIP
SITTING LEG CROSSED
SITTING LEGS APART
ARM CROSSED ON CHEST
HANDS IN POCKET N SHOULDERS HUNCHED
INTERPRETATION
CONFIDENCE
READINESS OR AGGRESSION
BOREDOM
OPEN N RELAXED
DEFENSIVENESS
DEJECTION
A GOOD POSTURE SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO STAY FLEXIBLE AND PROVIDE THE
NECESSARY MOTION TO PERFORM YOUR TASK EFFECTIVELY.

7. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
 ANGRY- Lower eyebrow, stare intensely.
 FEAR- round eyes, open mouth.
 DISGUST- wrinkled nose, lowered eyelids.
 SURPRISE- raised eyebrows, wide open
eyes, open mouth.
 HAPPINESS- round eyes, smiles, raised
cheeks.
 SADNESS- upward slating eyebrows.
 EVIL- downward slanting eyebrows.
 BORED- tired face expression.
MAIN DIFFERENCE IS IN THE RAISED EYEBROW.

8. GESTURES
Messages conveyed through bodily actions.
Movement of body parts such as:
• Hands
• Face
• Shoulders
• Or other body parts

9. PROXEMICS
1) TERRITORY
2) PERSONAL SPACE
That to which we lay claim
That which we carry
with us
TERRITORIALITY
PRIMARY
• Exclusive to owner
• Central to daily
functioning
• Guard against intruders
• Can also include
possessions
Why the woman called about the
young men coming to her door
SECONDARY
N`ot exclusive
magazine you are reading, TV
you are watching
PUBLIC
available to almost anyone for
temporary ownership

10. PERSONAL SPACE
 Expected distance in a given conversation is
a function of the social norms combined with
idiosyncratic patterns of the individuals.
 CONVERSATIONAL SPACE
• That which we carry with us
• The magic bubble
• Approx. 16-18”

11. CONVERSATIONAL DISTANCES
Intimate <16”-18”
Personal 18” to 4 feet
Social--4 ft to 12 ft
Public > 12 ft

13. Pitch
 How high or low the sounds of your voice are
 When do you speak with a high pitch?
 Low?

14. VOICE QUALITY
What makes people able to recognize you by
your voice alone
Ex: on the phone
Who has a distinct voice?
Arnold Schwarzenegger? Mr. Barack Obama?

16. • Occurs at regular intervals
• Time to say something depends on the number of
stressed syllables rather than the number of syllables
itself.
• Longer in duration
• Higher in pitch
• Louder in volume

17. “The most important thing
in communication is to hear
what isn’t said.”

18. QUESTIONS
IF
ANY???