Non-Verbal Communication

Non-verbal communication is very prominent in all our lives. We may not realise it, but  non-verbal communication is where we get most of our social ques.

For example, If you meet your friend, you can instantly tell how they are felling, simply by the look on their face, before they say anything. While this can be helpful in most social situations, I find it can sometimes confuse people.

A common example of  non-verbal communication that is based on tone of voice. Through sarcasm, people convey that they mean the opposite of the words they say.

People use non-verbal communication to emphasise their point. If someone slows down their speech and hits one hand off the other, that usually means the point they are making is quite important.

Here are some examples of the simple things that would not be noticed by most people. A simple shrug of the shoulders says "I do not know the answer to the question you just asked". I think that is allot for one movement!

I feel, in writing it is hard to tell how someone is feeling around the words they say. It is much easier in conversation, as you can tell by someones stance, facial expressions and tones of voice, the true meaning of their words.