Importance of Non-Verbal Communication

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Importance of Non-Verbal Communication
The objective of this essay is to explain details about the need, objective and significance of non-
verbal communication in the course of communication. Alike the verbal communication, non-
verbal communication is also a process that helps a person in letting other person understand the
things that they are trying to explain. The report highlights the information about the kinds of
non-verbal communication, their roles, and different aspects along with relationship with
communication.
There are different types of non-verbal communication present in the environment with the help
of which a person interacts with other person in the environment. Humour, body language, eye
contact, facial expression, symbol, visual communication etc. are some type of non-verbal
communication present in the environment that are used to elaborate the perspective and
opinions of a person in the business environment. Facial expression helps in understand that how
the individual communicating is sensing with initiating communication (Burgoon, Guerrero, and
Floyd 2016). The facial expression defines that whether the person is happy or sad or anxious
while talking to other person in the environment. Further, body language and gestures also acts
as a type of non-verbal communication that assists the verbal communication in the environment.
For instance, while giving a presentation in front of board members, the body language and
gestures helps in understanding the depth of the words. The gesture helps in understanding that
there is presence of informal or formal communication between two people (Neill 2017).
Coming up to next aspect of non-verbal communication that is role of non-verbal communication
in communication process, this type of communication process increases the efficiency of
normal communication in the environment. Considering a situation where a person is joking in
the environment without giving any facial expression or body gestures, then nobody will
understand the joke and neither will they laugh at the joke. Therefore, concluding the statements,
the facts should be justified that the non-verbal communication provides efficacy to the verbal
communication and both together initiate effective communication in the marketplace. It is not
vital to show the feelings through words as many times, gestures are also enough to
communicate between two people (Remland 2016). Sharing speech is not important to
communicate as non-verbal communication can easily help other person to understand that what
the first person is trying to explain. The body of a person is designed in such a way that they