Nonverbal and verbal communication

People constantly interact with each other. During communication, they transmit this or that information. The ways of its transfer can be different. Most distinguish between verbal and non-verbal means of communication. What is their difference? Simply put, in the first case words are used, and in the second they are not used.

Verbal communication

Let's start in order. Verbal communication uses human speech in the form of a sign system. As a matter of fact speech is the most simple means of information transfer. This view can be confirmed by the fact that it can transmit information without loss of meaning, moreover, quickly and reliably. The styles of verbal communication are different. Speech in turn can be not only oral, but also written. Oral is divided into monologic and dialogical.

Dialogue is the most common form of oral speech. We can say that this is a conversation supported by two interlocutors. During it, they both transmit and perceive any information. Successful verbal communication will be here only if both companions really understand what they say and adequately perceive what their opponent said. It is very important. Otherwise, verbal communication will be disrupted.
A monologue is another kind of oral speech. Unlike the dialogue, when a monologue speaks only one person. The number of people who receive information can be unlimited. A monologue always has a complex construction, since any thought must be completed logically. All information must be stated consistently.

Verbal communication is also a written speech. People have mastered it much later than oral. It arose because people needed to communicate (transmit information) at a distance. Also, its appearance is due to the need to transfer their knowledge to the next generation. It began with a pictography. By this term means drawings, which ancient people left on the walls of caves.

Nonverbal Communication

This type of communication is nothing more than a specific human behavior, with the help of which he willingly or unwittingly tries to convey any information. Often a person can tell more than what he said. Nonverbal communication is a system that consists of signs, non-verbal symbols, codes. A person can transmit information with the help of gaze, gestures, voice (intonation, timbre), face (facial expressions) and the whole body.
With the help of non-verbal communication, a person can show his attitude to what is happening, express a desire to begin or continue a conversation. Psychologists or people who are even a little acquainted with psychology know perfectly well that it is possible to draw a lot of conclusions based on how a person keeps up during a conversation. For example, a closed pose means that a person does not feel sympathy for his opponent, and an open posture indicates that he is keen on talking and is ready to continue it.

Constant jerking can indicate that a person is lying. It is established that in conversation with several opponents at once the person (if he is sitting) turns his knees towards the one to whom he relates better or whose opinion he considers to be correct.

With a voice and a look, people usually express their attitude to what is happening. A person who uses oral verbal means of communication (that is, speaks), can allocate some places in his speech in a special tone. It can even completely change the meaning of the spoken (for example, a person can thus say something ironic).
It is important to note that non-verbal means of communication are often used by us completely unconsciously. This means that sometimes you can trust them more than words.