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    Nonverbal Communication in Politics The 2012 presidential election finally reached its conclusion late Tuesday night on November 6th, as the incumbent Barack Obama won a second term in the White House over the challenger Mitt Romney. The election, with its reputation as the most expensive presidential race in history, attracted wide attentions not only from the United States but also from many other countries around the globe (Confessore & McGinty, 2012). The election was also noted with a numerous

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    Nonverbal communication is communication by means other than verbal communication, which is the use of sounds and spoken language to communicate a message. Nonverbal communication includes, body language, eye contact, gestures, facial expressions, silence, and personal space. Nonverbal communication has different meanings in every culture. How is this communication viewed in different cultures, and is it interpreted as offensive when a mentally disabled person portrays nonverbal communication that

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    Communication is the process of sending and receiving messages that enables humans to successfully convey or share ideas and feelings dealing with knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Although we usually identify communication with speech and language, communication is composed of two categories - verbal and nonverbal ("What is .. Communication"). Nonverbal Communication is defined as communication without words. It includes obvious behaviors such as facial expressions, eye contact,  tone of voice,

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    refused to develop their own communication skills. These communication skills are often overlooked by many people because they don't understand the concepts and levels that go into it. Nonverbal communication is more than just sign language, it has 3 different and distinct levels to categorize it, the three being: physical appearance, kinesics, and artifacts. Another extremely important aspect of communication is paralanguage or vocalics which are a form of verbal communication, it helps to modify the

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    Communication without the use of words is what we call “Nonverbal communication”. There are different four different forms of nonverbal communication. The four major forms would be; proxemics, touch, kinesics, and paralanguage. According to theorists, nonverbal communication can only take place if you’re displaying gestures that are seen by someone else, communication will not take place if you’re presenting gestures alone by yourself. Showing gestures does give a person certain benefits. For examples

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    I didn’t watch a recent movie but I have encountered real live nonverbal communication (body language) in the work place. While working in a union facility there have been several occasion when I have encountered irate employees because they have received warnings of some nature due to fault of there on. But it never fails when I am approached by the employees the body language tells me what’s on this mind. I can always tell by the facial expressions, body movement ( throwing their hands, rolling

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    Warren Stewig in an article published in the professional journal Language Arts provides an excellent commentary on nonverbal communication. His article is an exceptional example of academic writing that has been formatted as a primer or tool to be used by other educators. Professor Stewig provides a breakout of how much of a given message can be considered verbal and how much nonverbal. He also introduces the term kinesics and divides kinesics into two categories: personal and professional gestures

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    Communication ? Communication is a way of sharing information. There are three main types of communication: written, verbal and nonverbal. Each form has its benefits and drawbacks . Verbal communication is the use of words in speech to convey a message. One person speaks and the other listens and understands the meaning of the spoken words. Verbal communication is also called oral communication. Written communication is the use of written words to convey a message. Properly written, the words are

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    1. Nonverbal rules that govern our nonverbal behavior. • North Americans speak in higher volumes without lengthy pauses in their speech (paralinguistic) • People tend to stand far apart and have minimum physical contact while having a conversation, depending on a relationship (noncontact culture) • People tend to smile very often, depending on scenario (facial expression) • It is very common to wear a hat everywhere and dress casually for most occasions (physical appearance) • Eye contact is used

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    Nonverbal communication, unlike verbal communication, is often unintentional and easily misconstrued. Nonverbal communication follows a set of unwritten rules, which vary by culture and society. Many societies greet one another with a kiss on the cheek or a hug, while in American society, it’s normal to shake one’s hand, if that. While some cultures value intimacy, closeness and personability, American nonverbal “rules” rely greatly upon personal space and privacy. Because of this, when asked to

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