Career & Communication · 45 sec
Nonverbal communication
A useful lens for working and communicating with other people.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
Nonverbal communication is the transmission of messages or signals through a nonverbal platform such as eye contact (oculesics), body language (kinesics), social distance (proxemics), touch (haptics),
- How it works
voice (prosody and paralanguage), physical environments/appearance, and use of objects.
- Why it matters
When communicating, nonverbal channels are utilized as means to convey different messages or signals, whereas others interpret these messages.
Why this matters
Use Nonverbal communication to make your next conversation or work decision more deliberate.
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Use Nonverbal communication to make your next conversation or work decision more deliberate.
Test your recall
Which idea belongs to the explanation of Nonverbal communication?
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
- Why it matters
Nonverbal communication is the transmission of messages or signals through a nonverbal platform such as eye contact (oculesics), body language (kinesics), social distance (proxemics), touch (haptics),