Correct Answer - Option 4 : Gestures
Non-verbal communication:
- Non-verbal communication is sharing of messages with the help of non-verbal techniques such as gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, and posture.
- It also includes the use of non-verbal hints such as distance (proxemics), touch (haptics), and language (kinesics). Hence, Option 4th is correct.
Types of Communication:
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Verbal communication |
- It is understood as the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless messages.
- It includes the use of visual cues such as body language (kinesics), distance (proxemics) and physical environments/appearance, of voice (paralanguage), and of touch (haptics).
- scholars argue that nonverbal communication can convey more meaning than verbal communication.
- It is informal because does not follow authority lines as in the case of formal communication.
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- Verbal communication is the use of language to pass on information by speaking or writing formally.
- For example, written instructions on a question paper, attending an online class and yoga instructor teaching yoga poses, etc.
- Verbal means the use of words in the communication process and in the design and formulation of messages.
- In oral communication, spoken words are used.
- It is formal and precise because it often works in corporate, educational institutions, government organizations, etc.
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Hence, Non-verbal communication is considered is informal.
