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General Discussion
Wat is the difference between Verbal communication and non-verbal communication?
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We convey our considerations, thoughts, plans, and idea to others through both, verbal and nonverbal communication. Verbal and nonverbal communication in people is the result of many years of preparing and idealizing the specialty of communication.
Verbal communication comprises of is sending messages across using sound, words, and dialects, while nonverbal communication includes implied things like movements of the eye, tone, and body language. Consider everything: When a person is lying it is obviously visible in the eye of the person, one can understand the nervousness of a person from shaking of his/her hands or legs, and if a person is happy, happiness is easily understood from the tone of the person which he/she uses when speaking. Both verbal and nonverbal communication simultaneously is used by a person when he/she is talking to someone face-face.
Some forms of verbal communication can be written as well as oral communication. Few examples of this are: Letters, Texting, Emailing, etc. are examples of written communication. Face-to-face conversations, Speech, Radio are examples of oral communication.
One of the main forms of nonverbal communication is body language as one conveys a message through body gestures. Few examples of this are: When a person is trying to cover his/her mouth that can be a sign or gesture used to hide a smile or frown.
When a person is trying to nod his/her head while talking to someone that can be a gesture of agreement.
When a person is standing with arms crossed over their chest that can be a gesture indicating defensiveness or stress.
Verbal communication is considered to be a conscious process as it involves the process of thinking, processing, and articulating. While nonverbal communication is considered to be an unconscious process as one doesn’t really need to think about it actively.
A single channel of communication is used by Verbal communication, that is the human voice, which tends to speaks a single word at a time. While on the other hand, nonverbal communication uses multiple channels of communication it includes our entire body, tone of voice, and facial expressions.
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The human life on the planet Earth has been able to sustain because of some very good inventions and discoveries. And biggest of all being communication. Without the help of communication human beings would not have been able to survive on this planet because we would not be able to to express our own feelings and needs and this would lead to a lot of chaos and misunderstanding. Communication is an inseparable part of our life and we require its use in every phase.
Communication can be done in various ways. The two most general ways being verbal and nonverbal communication. The basic difference between the verbal and nonverbal communication is that in non verbal communication we don’t speak anything from our mouth we just use gestures and actions to express our feelings and emotions Or our needs. Nonverbal communication is not very useful in expressing a feeling in general but it can come of great use when we are trying to convey something to a person that should not be disclosed to anyone else Or should not be understood by anyone else.
Verbal communication on the other hand uses clear words and sentences to express are feelings in general. Verbal communication can be done with the help of mouth or it can be also done by writing. It is the most commonly used form of communication by the people. It expresses a clear message to the listener and he was able to understand it completely.
Verbal communication is the help of languages and words where as non verbal communication can also be unintentional as body language a person his way of sitting and other activity we like fidgeting twitching etc thanks alot about a person without him knowing.
