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Nonverbal communication

Nonverbal communication is the process of communicating through sending and receiving wordless messages. Such messages can be communicated through gesture, body language or posture; facial expression and eye contact, object communication such as clothing, hairstyles or even architecture, or symbols and infographics, as well as through an aggregate of the above, such as behavioral communication. Nonverbal communication plays a key role in every person's day to day life, from employment to romantic engagements. Speech may also contain nonverbal elements known as paralanguage, including voice quality, emotion and speaking style, as well as prosodic features such as rhythm, intonation and stress. Likewise, written texts have nonverbal elements such as handwriting style, spatial arrangement of words, or the use of emoticons. A portmanteau of the English words emotion (or emote) and icon, an emoticon is a symbol or combination of symbols used to convey emotional content in written or mes

Types of communication

There are three major parts in human face to face communication which are body language, voice tonality, and words. According to the research: * 55% of impact is determined by body language—postures, gestures, and eye contact, * 38% by the tone of voice, and * 7% by the content or the words used in the communication process. Although the exact percentage of influence may differ from variables such as the listener and the speaker, communication as a whole strives for the same goal and thus, in some cases, can be universal. System of signals, such as voice sounds, intonations or pitch, gestures or written symbols which communicate thoughts or feelings. If a language is about communicating with signals, voice, sounds, gestures, or written symbols, can animal communications be considered as a language? Animals do not have a written form of a language, but use a language to communicate with each another. In that sense, an animal communication can be considered as a separate lang

Information communication revolutions

As time progress, so does technology. Technology has made things much simpler for humans, including adding new ways for us to communicate. Researchers have divided how communication works into 3 revolutions. The 1st Information Communication Revolution: The 1st written communication began with pictographs. These writings can be found on stone, which were too heavy to transfer. During this era, written communication was not mobile. The 2nd Information Communication Revolution: The Gutenberg press was invented. Gutenberg printed the 1st bible. The books were able to be transfer for others across the world to view. Written communication is now storable, and portable. The 3rd Information Communication Revolution: Information can now be transferred via waves, bits, and other electronic signals. Communication is thus a process by which we assign and convey meaning in an attempt to create shared understanding. This process requires a vast repertoire of skills in intrapersonal and interpersona