NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 DEFINITION
Nonverbal communication is the transfer of
information through the use of body language
including eye contact, facial expressions,
gestures.

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 TYPES OF NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION

KINESICS (BODY LANGUAGE)

HAPTICS (TOUCH LANGUAGE)
PROXEMICS ,(SPACE LANGUAGE)
FACIAL EXPRESSION
PARALANGUAGE\VOCALIC
OCULESICS(EYE MOVEMENT&CONTACT)
ARTIFACTS ENVIRONMENTAL
CHRONEMICS (TIME LANGUAGE)
OLFACTICS
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
SIGN
SILENCE

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 KINESICS
Kinesics communication is all about
communication through body movements, such
as gestures and facial expressions
Gesture
Posture
Body movement

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 HAPTICS (TOUCH LANGUAGE)
Haptic communication is a branch of nonverbal communication
that refers to the ways in which people and animals
communicate and interact via the sense of touch.

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 PROXEMICS ,(SPACE LANGUAGE)

Proxemics is the study of how humans use

space when we're communicating.

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
Facial expressions are a form of nonverbal
communication.
According to one set of controversial theories, these
movements convey the emotional state of an individual to
observers.
•Happiness.
•Sadness.
•Anger.
•Surprise.
•Disgust.
•Fear.
•Confusion.
•Excitement.

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 PARALANGUAGE\VOCALIC

Paralanguage is communication through nonverbal sounds; it is

comprised of five vocal characteristics, including pitch, volume,
rate, quality, and intonation

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 OCULESICS(EYE MOVEMENT&CONTACT)

Oculesics, a subcategory of kinesics, is the study of eye

movement, eye behavior, gaze, and eye-related nonverbal
communication.

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 ARTIFACTS ENVIRONMENTAL
Artifacts are physical objects, such as
clothing, homes, and cars, that indicate to
others a person's personal and social beliefs
and habits

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 CHRONEMICS (TIME LANGUAGE)

Chronemics is the study of the use of time

in nonverbal communication.
Time perceptions include punctuality,
willingness to wait, and interactions.

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 OLFACTICS

Olfactics involves communicative

functions associated with the sense of
smell, such as body odors, use of
perfumes, etc.

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Our choice of color, clothing, hairstyles, and other

factors affecting appearance are also considered
a means of nonverbal communication.
According to what people see when they first set
their eyes on you, judgments about your
personality and abilities are going to be
concluded.

Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai
 Rajmohan.M
Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION School of media and Communication

A.M. Jain college Chennai