The other
answers do a good job when it comes to verbal communication. So, I will focus on nonverbal
communication.
Nonverbal communication is communication between people
through nonverbal or visual cues. This includes body language (kinesics), distance between
people (proxemics), voice quality (paralanguage), and touch (haptics).
Based
on these considerations, nonverbal communication communicates just as much or, at times, more
than verbal communication.
For example, if a person has an angry facial
expression, enters into an aggressive stance (kinesics), encroaches upon another person's
personal space (proxemics), and touches another person in an inappropriate way (haptics), then
it is clear that a confrontation is in view, even if the verb communication sounds neutral. The
nonverbal cues override anything verbal.
Another consideration is that even
in written text, there is nonverbal communication such as handwriting style, spacing, and the
like.
In conclusion, communication is both verbal and nonverbal, which shows
that human communication is more complex than it might first appear.
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