Nonverbal = Vitality

As many of you would know, my topic was on nonverbal language. Taking a stand on nonverbal language speaks louder than verbal connotations while communicating a message across.

Now how many of you know that in a normal conversation of 2 people, less than 35% of the social connotations are actually delivered by words? So what happens to the other 65%? These 65% is in fact conveyed through nonverbal channels – facial expressions, eye contact, tone of voice and postures and gestures.

With that said, why would it be this way? Lemme straighten it out for you! There are for reasons: Repetition, Contradict, Substitution & Accenting.

Repetition – Nonverbal cues like facial expressions can repeat the message of the speaker’s verbal words.
~ Save the trouble of repeating orally on a fact to prove a point with correct facial expressions, thereby enhancing and persuading people with the message.

Contradict – Eye contact plays a huge role for one to decipher the truth of what the speaker is conveying. Tone of voice can also contradict as you listen to the pitch where it can really provide gentle but powerful hints of one’s true feelings and thoughts.
~If one is talking with a downcast look, you are able to immediately point out the speaker is deceiving you, even though his words are otherwise.

Substitution – Gestures are woven into our lives that every use of the hands instantly expresses ourselves subconsciously. Hence, with the automatic gestures, it replaces the verbal words to paint an even vivid message.
~ When one is confident and is sure of what he’s delivering, he would exert a confident and brisk manner, making it easier to persuade the audience because the audience would think he knows his points well and it’s accurate because there are no signs of nervousness or deception.

Accenting – With the proper tone of voice, these nonverbal forms would accentuate or underline a verbal message.
~ Meaning to say, the voice and its pitch and rhythm would further emphasize the core of the message one is trying to convey.

When Demosthenes, a Greece public speaker was questioned what’s the first part of public speaking, he replied, “action”; his second answer was “action”; and his third response was “action”.

Now that you know my main points, to the 22% of people who thinks that verbal speaks louder than nonverbal, I hope I have convinced, no wait, persuaded, you to think otherwise!

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