We have become accustomed to a verbal culture in our communications in the west and have grown to assume that we will be judged solely on the way we speak and the words we use.
This is not true, and non-verbal communication remains a powerful, if unspoken means of communication.
People communicate information in many non-verbal ways, so pay close attention to their gestures, body language, tone of voice and facial expressions. By habitually doing this you will learn a lot about your own body language, and how to control this in order to improve your communication skills.
COMMENTS
Patricia Costco
April 15, 2013Thanks for the tip. I learned about this is a communications class back in college and concur that familiarizing yourself with non-verbal conversation is extremely in a social situation. It will help you determine whether or not the other person is interested, be it on a personal level or for work.
Manjeet
May 22, 2013Yes I agree that non verbal communication is something one should pay attention to when interacting with someone else. Eveything from eye contact to the nod of a head to feet tapping can give a person conversational cues!