Vocalized pauses are breaks in verbal communications that interrupt your thoughts. Vocalized pauses are identified as fillers such as: “ahh …, and …, uhh …, and umm …” Too many of these fillers cause you to sound unknowledgeable, uninterested, and lacking confidence.

Emblems are gestures that can substitute completely for words. 4. Posture is the position and movement of the whole body; body orientation refers to posture in relation to another person.

Communication without words is called Non- verbal communication. When messages or information is exchanged or communicated without using any spoken or written word is known as nonverbal communication.

Kinesics or kinesic communication is all about communication through body movements, such as gestures and facial expressions. Birdwhistell said kinesics meant: “Facial expression, gestures, posture and gait, and visible arm and body movements.” Birdwhistell filmed people in social situations and analyzed them.

Observe the following modes of kinesics messages.

• Gestures.
• Body movement.
• Posture.
• Facial expressions.
• Eye contact.

there are at least 6 distinct types of communication: non-verbal, verbal-oral-face-to-face, verbal-oral-distance, verbal-written, formal and informal types of communication.

Nonverbal communication types include facial expressions, gestures, paralinguistics such as loudness or tone of voice, body language, proxemics or personal space, eye gaze, haptics (touch), appearance, and artifacts.

The many different types of nonverbal communication or body language include:

• Facial expressions. The human face is extremely expressive, able to convey countless emotions without saying a word.
• Body movement and posture.
• Gestures.
• Eye contact.
• Touch.
• Space.
• Voice.
• Pay attention to inconsistencies.

Verbal communication is the use of sounds and words to express yourself, especially in contrast to using gestures or mannerisms (non-verbal communication). An example of verbal communication is saying “No” when someone asks you to do something you don’t want to do.

Lesson Summary Negative body language is either a conscious or unconscious expression of sadness, anger, nervousness, impatience, boredom, or lack of confidence. We can tell a lot about how a person is feeling through their body language.

1. Really bouncy hands. Bouncing your hands up and down as if you were conducting an orchestra distracts your audience. Instead of listening on what you’re saying and focusing on your presentation, your audience will start to watch your hands and follow their movements.

Closed Body Language People with closed personalities are the ones with hidden motives. They tend to cross their arms, cross their legs, keep hands close to their body while speaking, and a one-tone voice.

Sitting. Sitting with slightly open legs is a relaxed position, showing the person is comfortable. One or both legs may be flopped down sideways as far as they can go. Sitting allows a wider opening of the legs and can thus be even more of a sexual ‘crotch display’.

Some flirting signals are obvious, like touching, and other flirting signs, like eye contact or compliments, are more subtle. Actions that you think might just be friendly gestures can actually indicate romantic interest.

Playing with hair. When a woman plays with or twirls her hair around her finger, that can be a sign of flirtation, especially when showing the inside of her wrist. According to Cobb, women will generally pull a strand from the back or side of their head when flirting.

If a girl stares at you from a distance and shows other signs of attraction and she quickly looks away or smiles when you notice her staring then it would be likely that she is attracted to you.

Twirling your hair is part of a group of behaviors called “fidgets.” Children, especially, may twirl their hair as a way of self-soothing to calm anxiety, wind down before bedtime, or simply deal with boredom.

When women try and act flirtatious with you, their hand automatically goes to their hair and they start twirling it around or swiftly move them with their fingers. It either means she’s attracted to you or that she’s in the mood to flirt around a little.