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Misunderstandings may occur

When nonverbal communication is incongruent with the spoken word, others may be unsure
of their intentions and may find it difficult to understand what a person is saying. The change
vast quantity of nonverbal messages people sends and receives every day makes accurate
interpretation challenging and raises the possibility of miscommunication. This constant
stream of nonverbal cues creates the potential for more misunderstandings. In addition,
nonverbal communication occurs at a low level of awareness. A person may also nonverbally
communicate a specific emotion that is offensive to others, such as a sense of judgment. This
may not be reflected in the individual's spoken language, and the individual may not be aware
of the message conveyed by nonverbal cues. If there is no awareness of nonverbal cues, the
likelihood of being misunderstood or perceived as less competent is high.

2. Personal, gender, and cultural differences

Everyone sends and receives messages in a different style. We also assign meaning to
nonverbal messages in different ways. When you try to determine the reason, a friend is
acting in a certain way, you are more likely to make a mistake if your interpretation rests
solely on nonverbal cues. In addition, gender plays an influential role in the way people
convey and perceive nonverbal messages. All gender-based nonverbal differences related to
physical communication, touch, and sound represent communication challenges and can lead
to misunderstandings. We can look at a close-up of gender "frames" for one possible
explanation of gender differences in nonverbal communication. In addition, culture is a
challenge, as few of us are familiar with the norms and standards of nonverbal
communication outside of our own culture. This lack of knowledge about culture-based
nonverbal variation can present a real challenge. The inability to communicate nonverbally
with people from different cultures can affect people's ability to coordinate activities, from
something as simple as asking for directions in a foreign country to determining appropriate
seating arrangements at an international conference.
3. Encoding-Decoding Accuracy
The process of generating communication through movement, facial expressions and gestures
is known as encoding. Receiving information and how individuals interpret it based on their
past experiences is referred to as decoding. According to studies conducted in 11 different
countries, women are better than men at both encoding and decoding nonverbal cues. It can
be argued that because men and women play different but equally important roles in society,
they have developed unique adaptive strategies and abilities to support them in meeting these
responsibilities. Accuracy also varies with the emotions themselves. Some emotions are
easier to encode and decode than others.