Question

1: Describe five functions of nonverbal communication. (Creating and maintaining relationships, Regulating Interaction, Influencing others, Concealing/deceiving, and Managing impressions)

2: Identify and describe the types of nonverbal communication. (Body Movement, Touch, Voice, Distance, Territoriality, Time, Physical Attractiveness, Clothing, Physical Environment)

3: According to the study of proxemics, what are the preferred distances, or personal spaces, when dealing with people?

Answer 1

Five funtion of nonverbal communication:

Creating and maintaining relationship:

We are more rely on non verbal communication while contradict in verbal and non verbal message and in

case of emotional and relational communication is taking place. Nonverbal communication effectivly maintaing good Relationship and make it reliable when eye contact take place properly and , body movement, facial expressions show attentive towards others .

Regulating interaction:Non verbal communication regulate interaction as conversation are managed non verbal cues.nonverbal communication helps us to regulate conversation .so we don't end up constantly interupting to each other.

Influennce others:

A leader can easily influennce others with the help of non verbal communication through good manners , by making steady eye contact, create space vusually and physicallly , deeper reasonating voice etc .

Nonverbal communication also effectivly use to pretend something or not intent to show the emotion , or anything else through shining the face.

impression:

in communication, 65% person are impressed by non verbal cues .so appropriate cues easily make impression on others .

step-2

Body movement:

A positive body movement is nonverbal communication between two individuals or groups through Physical behaiour such as limb movement, facial expressions, gesture, eye contact, etc.

Touch : touch is haptic formation of communication where person communication through sence of touch to get responce specially with animals and small children.

Physical attractiveness is type of nonverbal communication which helps to formation initial inter-personal relatioship.

Physical enviornment: friendly Physical environment helps to adjustment easily and helps to effectivly in communication.

3. Mostly prefred personal space where feel ownership and safety.if people respect someone personal space , then there will be no hostality when dealing with people.