The Non-Verbal Communications Primer

Exploring The World of Non-Verbal and Paraverbal Communication

We tend to have a strange preoccupationg with non-verbal communication, sometimes believing that it is far more important than it is, and that somehow we can use non-verbals to manipulate or secretly affect others. In this section, we'll explain how non-verbal and paralanguage works so you can be more aware of the ways you communicate that tend to be unconscious, and appreciate how different people and cultures communicate in non-verbal ways.

Before you start, make sure to read our short article on the general misinterpretation and mis-statement of the work of Mehrabian, who is often improperly quoted and cited about the relative importance of verbal and non-verbal communication components.