SPEECH GESTURE

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

1. Complementary: 1. Vague and

1. It saves 1. Not convenient for long
Non-verbal cues imprecise: Non-
time: You can messages: It is not at all complement a verbal
verbal message by communication is
give direct orders convenient to convey long adding to its quite vague and
to your messages orally as it may meaning. You can imprecise. Since
pat someone you in this
subordinates. Get happen that the by the time offended at the communication
instructions on a message is completed the back as you say there is no use of
sorry to him or her. words or language
matter within a receiver may forget the 2. Easy which expresses
few minutes. previously spoken important presentation: clear meaning to
Information can be the receiver. No
Convey your points leading to a chance of easily presented in dictionary can
message at a rapid ineffective communication. non-verbal accurately
communication classify them.
speed. The verbal As a result written format through using Their meaning
form of can be used which is also a visual, audio-visual varies not only by
and silent means of culture and
communication problem since many people non-verbal context but by
gives you this dont like writing too much communication. degree of
3. Substituting: Non- intension.
facility to quickly or communicate too much verbal message 2. Continuous: It is
send intended through messages or written may substitute for possible to stop
the verbal message talking in verbal
message thus format. especially if it is communication,
saving you time. blocked by noise, but it is generally
interruption, long not possible to
Also, you wont 2. Irrelevant distance etc. for stop nonverbal
information: While having example: gestures- cues. Also,
need to grope for
finger to lips to spoken language
sign languages. an important discussion, a indicate need for has a structure
lot of irrelevant information quite, facial that makes it
Just write or say it
expressions- a nod easier to tell when
and you will be can creep in during a instead of a yes. a subject has
conversation leading to 4. Accenting: Often changed, for
understood within
used to accent a instance or to
fraction of a waste of time and gap in verbal message. analyze its
Verbal tone grammar.
second. relevant information. This
indicates the actual Nonverbal does
leads to unnecessary time meaning of the not lend itself to
 specific words. this kind of
2. It saves you waste and sometimes
5. Repeat: Used to analysis.
money: If most of omitting or forgetting to repeat the verbal 3. Multi-channel:
message (e.g. point while watching
the information converse on what is really in a direction while someones eyes,
are considered to important. Therefore it is stating directions.) you may miss
6. Help to illiterate something
be verbal then you always necessary to keep people: This type significant in a
wont be wasting your communication process of communication hand gesture.
use gestures, facial Everything is
energy and money clear of any unwanted expressions, eye happening at once
on explaining discussion that may lead to contact, proximity, and therefore it
touching etc. and may be confusing
things differently. wastage of your precious without using any to try to keep up
All you need is a time and energy. spoken or written with everything.
word. So, it is very Most of us simply
medium to speak much helpful for do not do so, at
or write and your 3. Create illiterate people. least not
7. Help to consciously.
work would be misunderstanding: Usually handicapped 4. Culture-bound:
done. Also less when two individuals are people: Non-verbal Non-verbal
cues of communication is
chances of getting having deep conversations, communication learnt in
misinterpreted as they can have some greatly help in childhood, passed
handicapped on to you by your
everyone misunderstandings during people especially parents and others
receiving the the time. Sometimes subtle to deaf people. with whom you
Deaf people are associate. A few
instructions are hints given or some words exchange message other gestures
spoken with some intention through the seem to be
able to understand
movements of universal.
the common get misinterpreted and a hands, fingers, eye Evidence suggests
whole new different ball etc. that humans of all
language between
8. Attractive cultures smile
you. meaning comes out of it. presentation: when happy and
Thus it becomes crucial to Non-verbal frown when
communication is unhappy.
3. Feedback know that what you have based on visual, However, most
picture, graph, sign nonverbal
quickness: The spoken or written has a
etc. that can be symbols seem to
distinct advantage crystal clear meaning with seen very much be even further
attractive. disconnected
of verbal no indirect hints that could
9. Reducing wastage from any
communication is make a conversation of time: The essential
message of non- meaning than
in the fact that the
verbal verbal symbols.
 communication Gestures seen as
receiver can ask difficult.
reached the positive in one
and clarifies his receiver very fast. culture (Like the
For this reason it thumbs-up
doubt on the spot 4. The cost of
reduces the gesture in the
without any delay. communication: Sometimes wastage of USA) may be
valuable time of seen as obscene in
The sender can get verbal communication can
the communicator. another culture.
a quick feedback be really expensive if you 10. Quick expression 5. Long
of message: Non- conversations
as to whether his need to communicate in
verbal cues of are not possible:
intended message language that you are not communication In non-verbal
like sign and communication,
is received in its familiar with. You will need symbol can also long conversation
intended form or another person to the part for communicate some and necessary
messages very explanations are
not and can clarify you. Also, paper works and quickly than not possible. No
the receiver, in the other mediums require written or oral party can discuss
messages. the particular
case of any doubt. expenses to be fulfilled for issues of the
Additionally the this communication purpose. messages.
6. Difficult to
difficulty is understand:
removed in 5. Too many ways of Difficult to
understand and
communication. communicating: There are requires a lot of
thousands of languages used repetitions
in non-verbal
4. Most all over the world for the communication.
convenient purpose of communication. Since it uses
gestures, facial
method: Yes And it is not possible for one expressions eye
verbal person to know all of them. contact, touch etc.
for
communication is So inter cultural communicating
the most widely communications becomes a with others which
may not be
adopted means of headache as you will need a understandable
third party to understand and for the simple and
communication
foolish people.
globally. People communicate. Therefore 7. Not everybody
verbal communication is at a prefers:
prefer more of
Everybody not
verbal disadvantage in this point. prefers to
communicate
communication
through non-
6. No
 verbal
due to the rectification: Sometimes
communication
convenience factor fixing small mistakes with others.
Sometimes it
dominating over becomes a headache while cannot create an
other types of doing the verbal impression upon
people or
communication. communication. Errors like listeners. It is less
While typing errors or speaking out influential and
cannot be used
communicating wrong thing whether you are everywhere. It is
verbally, you are in for some official or cannot be used as
a public tool for
more likely to personal matter can actually communication.
convey matter ruin your whole intention of 8. Lack of
formality: Non-
simply in plain communication. So while verbal
readable text and you are communicating communication
does not follow
understandable verbally, it is very much any rules,
language which is necessary to do the correct formality or
structure like
widely preferred. speaking or writing to avoid other
unnecessary hostility. communication.
Most of the cases
5. Persuasion in people
the act: Managers 7. Maintenance cost: Many unconsciously
and habitually
can use it to their resources and money are engaged in non-
advantage to make spent in preserving records verbal
communication
their point more which includes speech by moving the
powerful recordings or records in various parts of
the body.
and2 persuasive. written format result in 9. Costly: In some
In combination additional financial loads. cases non-verbal
communication
with non-verbal Time and proper involves huge
cost. For example,
language, a person maintenance is required to
neon sign, power
can peruse the preserve and protect these point
presentation,
other on any records for additional use
cinema etc are
matter. which sometimes can cost very much costly
compared to
arms and legs to a particular
others form of
 communication.
6. Ease of person.
10. Distortion of
preparation: Oral information:
Since it uses
communication is Examples of Non Verbal gestures, facial
the easiest way of Communication: expressions, eye
contact, touch,
communication as sign, sound,
Non verbal communication paralanguage etc.
it does not have
is the indirect means of for
any need of communicating
communication which with others, there
material to convey
usually includes some is a great
the message. possibility in
gestures and sign languages. distortion of
Therefore casual
Some signs are understood information in
conversations are non-verbal
beyond mere words. There communication.
usually easy to
are signs and gestures that
conduct.
do tell us many things about
Maintain secrecy:
a certain individual and what
It can be very
he/she is trying to
useful in case you
communicate. Some of them
want to maintain a
are:
secrecy about a
matter as there is
8. Facial
no way to proof
expressions: Include eye
what you said.
contacts, eye movements,
Private
eyebrow signs, lip
conversations can
movements or as a whole
be easily
expressions from face can
conducted through
communicate widely.
one to one
discussions and
9. Hand movements: Also,
privacy is well
your hand movements can
maintained if
convey many things like
proper instructions
what do you think of the
regarding this situation or what should you
matter is provided do. Waving gently is bidding
to concerned goodbye, where as waving
individuals. vigorously can mean to
attract attention to
7. Clarity of something. Placement of
message: If the your hand is also important.
message provided Placing them on your hips
is in written says differently than
format, the crossing them over your
receiver can re- chest.
read the contents
and clarify any 10. Leg movements: Direct
doubt on the later and indirect leg movements
moment. like shaking or twisting can
Therefore also communicate different
sometimes written things.
format can have
an extra edge over 11. Sitting posture: This
oral one in this can tell a lot of things about
matter. the individual person. The
way a person sits and carries
8. Legality of the himself/herself is very
content1: As the important.
documents can be
reproduced, the 12. Touch: Different types
written format has of touches can mean
a legal different things like touching
importance. Many lightly can mean a casual
people prefer to call while grabbing and
communicate in shaking can define urgency.
written or oral
format in case of 13. Dance: Thousands of
important culture globally, and each
discussion. These culture has its own dance
conversations can form. Dancing is an art of
be stored or performing various
recorded for future movements using body parts
use as evidence to to convey a story or message
some crime or as non-verbally. Dance forms
legal documents can be both traditional and
which can be of modern. Some classical
very much dance forms give us
important in many messages about history
things. through repetitions of
movements. At the same
time modern dance can
convey various social issues
happening globally at
present or give us a romantic
appeal.
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