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NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION Nonverbal communication is communication that occurs without the use of words. It has been defined as any message you send other than the literal interpretation of your words through the way you move, speak, and appear. The following are the major types of nonverbal communication:  Body Language or Kinesics  Grooming and dressing  Proxemics  Paralanguage  Silence  Signs and signals, both visual and auditory  Posters  Colours  Diagrams, graphs, and charts These have been discussed below: Signs and Signals: The term Signs comes from the Latin word signum, which means "mark." Signs and signals are both symbols that have meaning. Signals are dynamic and have an element of change or movement, whereas signs are fixed and static symbols. Signs are used to guide motorists in chemistry, mathematics, music, and road signs. Signals, such as traffic lights, school bells, and ambulance sirens, use colour, light, or sound to communicate. Kinesics or Body Language: Body language, also known as kinesics, is an important part of communication. It encompasses a variety of factors such as facial expressions, eye contact, gestures,

posture, and even dress and grooming.

Expressions on the Face: The person's face reflects their emotions and conveys a variety of messages. Eye contact is also part of facial expressions. Facial expressions include smiling, frowning, widening the eyes, raising the brows, and pursing the lips. Such expressions convey information in one of two ways. They can sometimes serve as a supplement to the words used, adding to their meaning. They can also serve as a replacement for the words. Even when a person's words are saying something else, his facial expressions often reveal his true feelings.

Gestures: A gesture is a message-conveying action of the hand, head, or body. Gestures can convey a greeting, such as a =Namaste'; they can pass information, such as holding up your hand to indicate wait, or nodding your head to say yes and shaking it to say no; and they can show emotion, such as a clenched, raised fist, which indicates anger.

Posture: Posture is an essential component of body language. It refers to how we carry ourselves, such as how we walk, sit, and stand. Posture reveals a lot about a person's personality, mood, and general demeanour. Hunched shoulders and slouching in a chair can indicate a lack of self-confidence, low energy levels, or shyness; an erect stance demonstrates positivity and confidence; standing with hands on hips and head thrust forward demonstrates aggression and anger.

Grooming and dressing: The clothes we wear and the level of grooming we maintain have a significant impact on how people perceive us. Our clothing choices for various occasions and locations, as well as our attention to neatness and details such as well-combed hair and clean nails, all provide important clues to others about our personality. It is said that "clothes make a man," but it is how we wear and carry our clothes that has the most impact. As a result, dress and grooming play an important role in revealing the man behind the appearance.

Proxemics: Proxemics is known as the language of space. It is the study of space and how we communicate with it. The way we use space, both in personal and group communication, creates different meanings and sends different messages to others. Different types of areas or zones of space have been identified by experts: For immediate family members and close friends only. Personal space is reserved for friends and colleagues. For one's senior or junior colleagues, this is a social space. Formal or public meeting and gathering space. The closer the relationship, the less space we give to the individual.

Paralanguage: Pitch, volume, intonation, and other nonverbal communication elements that modify meaning and convey emotion are examples of paralanguage. For example, the vocal sounds hmmm or ah. The study of paralanguage is concerned with how you say what you say. The tone of voice, rate of speech, pause, and accent can not only communicate but also significantly alter the meaning.

Diagrams, graphs, and charts: Maps: A map is a drawing on paper that depicts the location, size, and other characteristics of countries, towns, and natural features such as rivers and mountains. Maps use a scale and a key to provide information about locations, as well as stars and planets. Line graphs: A graph is a diagram made up of lines that show the variation of two quantities. Graphs are used to display temperature variations, production and sales, prices and profits, and so on.

Charts: A chart is used to enhance the visual impact of maps and graphs. A chart can be drawn directly on chart paper or pasted on cardboard. In schools, charts are commonly used.

Silence: Silence is an extremely effective mode of communication. When we remain silent in certain situations, we communicate our ideas and emotions very clearly and eloquently. The use of silence can convey agreement or disagreement, approval or disapproval, anger, shyness, sympathy, or respect.

Posters: Posters are a combination of verbal and nonverbal factors because they include both images and words. However, they are classified as a form of nonverbal communication because the visual or nonverbal component is so important in posters. Posters are used in advertising or for educational purposes to raise awareness about topics of public interest such as literacy programmes, the importance of environmental protection, and other such issues, such as Save the Environment or Say No to Drugs.

Posters use visual appeal to convey their message. A well-designed poster is made up of three parts: o Headline: This is the brief but memorable slogan that conveys the main message. o Illustration: This is the visual component, which consists of images or photographs. It must be eye-catching enough to pique the viewer's interest. o Copy: This is the written material that contains all of the necessary information. Copy can be avoided in some cases.

Colours: It's difficult to imagine life without colours. They are unavoidable in our lives. Colors can convey clear messages, such as a traffic signal or a red flag carried by workers to indicate that they are on strike. Colors play an important symbolic role as well. The symbolism of colours pervades every aspect of our lives; the colours of various nations' flags stand for different qualities; in most countries, the colour red represents something good and auspicious, white represents peace, and green represents prosperity, and so on. Because colours are symbolic, the same colour can mean different things in different cultures. A bride in India, for example, wears red, whereas a bride in a western country wear white, which represents purity. Colors play an important psychological role in our lives as well. There is scientific evidence that bright colours excite and soften the mind, light colours soothe and calm the mind, and dark, dull colours can depress the mind....