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Types of Nonverbal
Communication
Mano Po
- Touching the
hand of an elder to
one’s forehead to
show respect.
1. Paralanguage
- It is about “how” something
is said, NOT what is said.
- Tones or voices must match
the content of the Message if the
Message is to be understood at
all.
2. Flowers
- These help us to say what
we cannot say ourselves. But
those messages are also
influenced by culture and gender.
Types nonverbal communication
Types nonverbal communication
Plumeria also known as
kalachuchi
3. Colors
- These also have certain
meanings based on the dictates
of culture and gender.
Mental hospitals with rooms painted
with pink
Colors for boys and girls
4. Chronemics
- It is the study of the role of
TIME in communication.
5. Proxemics
- It is the branch of
knowledge that deals with the
amount of space that people feel
it necessary to set between
themselves and others.
1. Intimate
- It is for people who you are very close to.
In this case, you’re probably less than a foot
away and you might even be touching the other
person. This is the space you’re in with a
romantic partner, for example.
2. Personal Space
- In this case, you’re about 1-4 feet away
from someone. This is reserved for talking to
friends or family.
3. Social Space
- This is the kind of space you’re in if you’re
talking to a colleague or a customer at work.
4. Public Space
- This is the space that characterizes how
close we sit or stand to someone, like a public
figure or public speaker.
6. Haptics
- This is any form of
interaction or communication
involving touch.
Types nonverbal communication
Patting the head of a Child
7. Gestures
- This is the most often type
of Nonverbal Communication.
- This is a movement of a
part of the body, especially a
hand or the head, to express an
idea or meaning.
Four Types of Gestures
1. Emphasizing Gestures
- This gestures punctuate what
we want to highlight in the message
that we are sending to the receivers.
Hitting a
Lectern
Four Types of Gestures
2. Regulating Gestures
- These gestures are used to
control the flow of communication.
Types nonverbal communication
Four Types of Gestures
3. Illustrating Gestures
- These are used to show size,
height, distance, or similar qualities
like using one hand to mimic a certain
height or two hands to show distance
or size.
Four Types of Gestures
4. Emblems
- These are gestures associated
with specific meanings but cultural
differences in the meaning creates
problems in communication.
Clenched Fist
- means
activism and
protest.
Royal
Wave
8. Facial Expression
- It is one or more motions or
positions of the muscles beneath
the skin of the face that assists
the Listener in understanding the
Message better.
Types nonverbal communication
A Frown in the forehead
Types nonverbal communication
9. Posture and Personal Appearance
- It is all about how someone
sits or stands in a
Communicative Situation that
tells the people around how one
sees oneself as a Speaker, or
someone’s attitude towards the
Message.
Types nonverbal communication
Types nonverbal communication

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Types nonverbal communication

  • 2. Mano Po - Touching the hand of an elder to one’s forehead to show respect.
  • 3. 1. Paralanguage - It is about “how” something is said, NOT what is said. - Tones or voices must match the content of the Message if the Message is to be understood at all.
  • 4. 2. Flowers - These help us to say what we cannot say ourselves. But those messages are also influenced by culture and gender.
  • 7. Plumeria also known as kalachuchi
  • 8. 3. Colors - These also have certain meanings based on the dictates of culture and gender.
  • 9. Mental hospitals with rooms painted with pink
  • 10. Colors for boys and girls
  • 11. 4. Chronemics - It is the study of the role of TIME in communication.
  • 12. 5. Proxemics - It is the branch of knowledge that deals with the amount of space that people feel it necessary to set between themselves and others.
  • 13. 1. Intimate - It is for people who you are very close to. In this case, you’re probably less than a foot away and you might even be touching the other person. This is the space you’re in with a romantic partner, for example.
  • 14. 2. Personal Space - In this case, you’re about 1-4 feet away from someone. This is reserved for talking to friends or family.
  • 15. 3. Social Space - This is the kind of space you’re in if you’re talking to a colleague or a customer at work.
  • 16. 4. Public Space - This is the space that characterizes how close we sit or stand to someone, like a public figure or public speaker.
  • 17. 6. Haptics - This is any form of interaction or communication involving touch.
  • 19. Patting the head of a Child
  • 20. 7. Gestures - This is the most often type of Nonverbal Communication. - This is a movement of a part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
  • 21. Four Types of Gestures 1. Emphasizing Gestures - This gestures punctuate what we want to highlight in the message that we are sending to the receivers.
  • 23. Four Types of Gestures 2. Regulating Gestures - These gestures are used to control the flow of communication.
  • 25. Four Types of Gestures 3. Illustrating Gestures - These are used to show size, height, distance, or similar qualities like using one hand to mimic a certain height or two hands to show distance or size.
  • 26. Four Types of Gestures 4. Emblems - These are gestures associated with specific meanings but cultural differences in the meaning creates problems in communication.
  • 29. 8. Facial Expression - It is one or more motions or positions of the muscles beneath the skin of the face that assists the Listener in understanding the Message better.
  • 31. A Frown in the forehead
  • 33. 9. Posture and Personal Appearance - It is all about how someone sits or stands in a Communicative Situation that tells the people around how one sees oneself as a Speaker, or someone’s attitude towards the Message.