There are 7 main types of non-verbal communication known by the acronym KOPPACT: Kinesics (body language), Occulesics (eye contact), Proxemics (personal space), Paralanguage (voice tone), Artifactics (appearance), Chronemics (time management), and Haptics (touch). Non-verbal communication makes up over 50% of total communication and helps express messages, establish engagement, and communicate feelings beyond words. The document discusses each type of non-verbal communication.

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Non - Verbal Communication
- KOPPACT
Communication Skills
By- Pratibha Chaudhary
M.tech(CNIS), 2nd
Semester

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Introduction
• Non-verbal communication is a message or response that
cannot be expressed in words or hints.
• Non-verbal communication helps us to express ourselves better.
• It can play five roles in communication which are repetition,
contradiction, substitution, complementing and accenting.

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Chronemics
Kinesics
Non-Verbal
communicatio
n
Occulesics
There are various types of non-verbal communication styles which can be
abbreviated as “KOPPACT”.
Paralanguage
Proxemics
ArtifacticsHaptics(
Touch)

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Kinesics
• Includes body language, body movements, gestures, postures, postures,
facial expressions head and hand movements.
• It can be used to emphasize on what is being said.
• It plays 55 % of our total non-verbal communication.

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Kinesics
Postures
Facial Expressions

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Occulesics
• Occulesics deals with studying of eye span or eye contact.
• It can help establish interest, engagement, involvement and
attention with the audience.

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Proxemics
• It deals with the study of distance learning.
• There are two types of proxemics:
1. Physical
2. Virtual

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Paralanguage
• Paralanguage relates to the wordless sounds you hear, it concerns
how something is said rather than what is said. So, it is also called
Vocalics.
• Four types of paralanguage are:
1. Pitch
2. Volume
3. Rate
4. Tone

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Artifactics
• The things that one carries comes under the Aritfactics.
• Example the way of dressing.
• It adds to ones personality.
• It helps the audience to interpret and analyze us better.

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Chronemics
• Chronemics refers to the study of time management.
• Two types:
1. Monochronic
2. Polychronic

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Touch (or Haptics)
• People or animals communicate via touching.
• It is most effective means to communicate feelings and emotions.

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