2.10 GLOSSARY

• Non-Verbal communication- is subtle yet more effective than verbal communication.
• Kinesics- also called as body language, helps us know the underlying emotions conveyed.
• Gestures– is the movement of hands and legs to emphasize the meaning of the spoken words.
• Postures– the position of one’s body, while speaking, is itself a set of visual messages conveyed to the listener.
• Haptic– is a word derived from the Greek word which means “I touch”. Haptic communication is a branch of communication that deals with the way people and animals communicate through the sense of touch.
• Paralanguage- is the voice modulation adopted while we speak. The study of paralanguage is called paralinguistic.

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