Nonverbal vs Verbal
The world we know is based on communication. People work, play and share ideas through communication. Each person must be able to make his thoughts and wants known to others and be able to understand the thoughts and wants of others. There are different mediums in which people can let others know what they think or want, this done through the different types of communication.
Communication is defined in the Webster Dictionary as sending, giving or exchanging information and ideas which are often expressed non verbally and verbally which can be shown through facial expression, gesture, speaking and writing. .
The first scientific study of nonverbal communication was by Charles Darwin in his book called The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) in which he argued that all mammals show emotions reliably in their faces. Since recently studies of non verbal communication came more prominent as teachers of acting and pantomime analyzed how facial and body movement convey emotions.
American anthropologist Edward T. Hall developed proxemics. Proxemics enables people to send and receive message without the use of words. He studied how people in different culture uses gesture, posture , speaking , distance and non verbal signs to communicate their feelings and social status because people would feel uncomfortable putting such feelings into words. (McIntosh, G. (2006). The World Book Encyclopedia, (Vol . 4 ,pp 887) Chicago: Encyclopedia World Book.
Early in human life we develop a basic understanding of different forms of communication. For example babies at six months uses hand gestures to express themselves. They are taught to use their hands to wave to say bye bye, before they can talk. The face to face interaction and the emotions that people shows a child, helps them to form the ability to communicate. In infancy language and speech is not developed, babies communicate by using non verbal behaviour. When they are hurt or
Communication is defined in the Webster Dictionary as sending, giving or exchanging information and ideas which are often expressed non verbally and verbally which can be shown through facial expression, gesture, speaking and writing. .
The first scientific study of nonverbal communication was by Charles Darwin in his book called The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) in which he argued that all mammals show emotions reliably in their faces. Since recently studies of non verbal communication came more prominent as teachers of acting and pantomime analyzed how facial and body movement convey emotions.
American anthropologist Edward T. Hall developed proxemics. Proxemics enables people to send and receive message without the use of words. He studied how people in different culture uses gesture, posture , speaking , distance and non verbal signs to communicate their feelings and social status because people would feel uncomfortable putting such feelings into words. (McIntosh, G. (2006). The World Book Encyclopedia, (Vol . 4 ,pp 887) Chicago: Encyclopedia World Book.
Early in human life we develop a basic understanding of different forms of communication. For example babies at six months uses hand gestures to express themselves. They are taught to use their hands to wave to say bye bye, before they can talk. The face to face interaction and the emotions that people shows a child, helps them to form the ability to communicate. In infancy language and speech is not developed, babies communicate by using non verbal behaviour. When they are hurt or