Topic > Understanding the Impact of Nonverbal Communication

Over the years, society has used body language in place of communication. These forms of nonverbal communication along with many other nonverbal cues have been recognized as being of great importance for generalization communication. Many researchers and psychologists agree that nonverbal communication accounts for at least 60-70% of what humans communicate with each other. However, there are two people who disagree with these findings: one is Ray Birdwhistell, who founded kinesics, the term kinetics, suggesting facial expression, gestures, posture and eye behavior. He estimates that more than 30-35% of the social meanings of conversation or interaction are expressed through nonverbal communication. The other