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Monday, 29 November 2010

Interpersonal Skills - Part 2: Methods of Communication


The term communication is the ability to interact with people in a verbal or nonverbal way.

Verbal communication is just one way people can communicate with each other. some of main componants for people to communicate verbally are the use of sound, words, speaking and the type of language.
There are over 3,000 languages spoken in the world to this date. Many different countries use different languages but some are very similer in some of the words they use e.g English and German.

Verbal communication is not the only form of communication, there is also nonverbal communication. This is when you dont have to speak or make any sounds to interact with others.Nonverbal communication consists of things like sign language and lip reading.

Sign language is a form of communaction that uses hand gestures instead of speech. It is most commenly used for people who are deaf and are unable to hear. Different countries have their own form of sign language e.g. the United States use American Sign Language as theirs.

Lip reading is a form of communication by being able to understand what somebody is saying by visually interpreting the movement of their lips, face and tongue. This is also used by people who are deaf.

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