DEFINE NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

FUNCTIONS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

• Substitute verbals
• Compliment verbals
• Contradict verbals
• Used for deception
• Communicates status
• 🙅‍♂️ interpret body language in isolation

TYPES OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

• Facial expressions
• Personal space
• Eye contact
• Silence
• Time
• Gestures
• Environment
• Paralinguistics
• Physical appearance

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• Cultural space - form your identity from where you lived and were raised
• - home
• - neighbourhood
• - regionalism
• - cyberspace

HOW TO BUILD INTERCULTURAL SKILLS

• Be conscious of your nonverbal behavior
• Be aware of others' nonverbal communication increase your knowledge and understanding of cultural nonverbals
• Be flexible, adaptable
• Remember - don't assume all members of a culture share the same nonverbal behaviors