What are the advantages and disadvantages of non-verbal communication?

Answer 1

Non verbal communication includes gesture; body language or posture; facial expression and eye contact.

Advantages of non verbal communication are, that you can use it, when there is no use of verbal communication. Some times when you don't want to tell something to everyone, you can use nonverbal communication to tell something only to the person you want. Eye contact is very important in every type of communication, and also very helpful in understanding between two people.

Disadvantages:

-- somebody cannot understand your expression or posture,that you are trying to tell and they misunderstood. And which is not good sometime.

-- Can't be avoided when others are near you.

Answer 2

Advantages of non-verbal communication:

1. You can communicate with someone who cannot hear.
2. You can communicate in places where you have to avoid talking audibly.
3. You can communicate without others around you hearing what is being communicated.
4. You can communicate when a person is too far away from you to hear you (for example, by gesturing)
5. Non-verbal communication is brief.

Disadvantages of non-verbal communication:

1. Long conversations using non-verbal communication are usually not possible.
2. Non-verbal communication varies from culture to culture.
3. Particulars of messages using non-verbal communication cannot be discussed in detail.
4. It is not useful as a public tool for communication
5. It cannot be used everywhere and is less influential than verbal communication.

well non verbal communication is as important as verbal communication because there is a famous proverb saying that " Actions SPeak Louder than woords", so your gestures , postures , eye contact....each play a major role

Answer 3

Non verbal communication includes gesture; body language or posture; facial expression and eye contact.

Advantages of non verbal communication are, that you can use it, when there is no use of verbal communication. Some times when you don't want to tell something to everyone, you can use nonverbal communication to tell something only to the person you want. Eye contact is very important in every type of communication, and also very helpful in understanding between two people.

Disadvantages:

-- somebody cannot understand your expression or posture,that you are trying to tell and they misunderstood. And which is not good sometime.

-- Can't be avoided when others are near you.