THE IMPORTANCE OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION IN A CONTEXT
Keywords:
Nonverbal communication, body language, posture, gesture, express the meaning, cross-cultural communication, speech, expression, emotion.Abstract
Communication is a process of passing information and understanding the same from one person to another through verbal and nonverbal means. For communication to be effective attention has to be given to which is that communicated non- verbally, gestures and body language. This article shows the importance of non - verbal communication and using body language in conversation.
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