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Nonverbal communication is the process of sending and receiving messages without using words, either spoken or written.

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Non-verbal communication
A language expression.

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Repeat the message your words are saying

Contradict what your words are saying

Be a substitution for your verbal message

Add to the meaning of your message

Accent or make the message stronger, like pounding your fist on a table.

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are used for religious or personal status reasons, as well as to build self esteem.  This includes jewelry, cars, clothing, and other things to communicate social status, financial means, influence, or religion.

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Signs are a more mechanical kind of non verbal communication, which includes signal flags or lights, a 21 gun salute, a display of airplanes in formation, horns, and sirens.

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covers the personal kind of communication, and includes a smile or frown, wink, touch, smell, salute, gesture, and other bodily movements.  Social conversation uses a lot of these physical signals along with the spoken words.

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Aesthetic communication occurs through creative expression.  This would include all the arts: music, dance, theatre, crafts, art, painting, and sculpture.  Ballet is a great example of this, as there is dance and music, but no spoken or sung words.  Even in an opera, where there are words, there are still facial expressions, costumes, posture, and gestures.

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communication is transferring information between one person and another.  Non verbal communication can be divided into four categories: aesthetic, physical, signs, and symbols. Following is an explanation and examples of non verbal communication.