Nonverbal Journal

Nonverbal JournalNameCourseTutor’s NameDateNonverbal JournalParalinguistic communication is associated with implicit messages that communicate the emotional state of the speaker. Human emotions that can be embedded in communication are the mental and physiological states associated with feelings including anger, urgency, panic, joy, sadness etc. The emotional state embedded in communication reflects not only the mood but also the authority of the speaker. Paralinguistic is communication that does not use words I have realized that nonverbal communication makes a significant part of communication. In my estimation up to 50% of communication without words and much of it is vocalised. Vocalised non-verbal communication is sometimes the most important manner of getting a message across and easily complements vocalised communications. For example I have observed that most people find it easier to complement verbal communication and even give a greater or different meaning to communication. I observed that voice inflection; facial expression and body gestures are the most commonly seen paralinguistic that modify spoken words. The words “can we get moving now” can be a polite request, an indication of need to do something and it can be