Elements of Nonverbal Communication

Gestures are:

• showing emotions with your facial muscles

• movements with your arms, hands, head

• the position of your body and the way you sit/stand

• looking directly into the eyes of another

Eye contact is:

• how close or far you are from someone

• using arms, hands, head for movement

• The act of looking directly into another's eyes

• Showing emotions with your facial muscles

Facial expressions:

• use your facial muscles to show your emotions

• are when you look directly at someone else

• is physical contact with others

• can show movements of arms and hands

Physical contact/touch is:

• the movement of your arms, hands, head

• appropriate at work when it's a handshake or a high five

• can be used all the time, with everyone

• how close/far your distance is from someone else

Proximity is:

• physical contact

• when you show emotions with your facial expressions

• when you look directly into someone's eyes

• the space/distance between you and someone else

Posture is:

• the position of your body when you're sitting or standing

• the way you look at other people

• the movement of your hands, arms, head

• the emotions you show on your face