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nonverbal communication

vr.tr.nonverbal-communication · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain nonverbal communication and its channels, describe cultural variation with attribution, present research and its limits, support communication skills and accessibility questions, and address myths about reading body language.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain nonverbal communication and its channels, describe cultural variation with attribution, present research and its limits, support communication skills and accessibility questions, and address myths about reading body language.

The transmission of messages without words, through facial expression, gaze, gesture, posture, touch, distance, tone of voice, appearance and use of time and space, including culturally specific systems such as the Japanese concepts of unspoken understanding and reading the atmosphere, historical signalling such as windmill language, and emotional expressions such as crying out; nonverbal communication accompanies and sometimes replaces speech and is studied in psychology, linguistics and anthropology.

What it is for: Communication without words.

It can be explain channels; describe cultural variation; present research and limits; support communication skills.

Distinguishing features

Wordless

Multiple channels

Culturally variable

Often unconscious

What it looks like

Not physical; behaviour and expression.

How it is recognised

Messages through expression, gesture, posture, tone and space

Cultural systems and signalling traditions

Sign languages are full languages; paralanguage is vocal but non-lexical

Related models

is a kind of - category

communication

is related to - a linguistic system for contrast

sign language

is related to - influence through nonverbal cues

social influence

is related to - attitudes expressed nonverbally

attitude

In practice

Families and kinds

facial expression and gaze

gesture and posture

touch and proxemics

vocal tone and paralanguage

cultural and historical signalling systems

Standards and regulation

Research ethics

Accessibility guidance for communication

No regulation of the concept

Failure modes and hazards

Overclaiming ability to read body language

Cultural misinterpretation

Use in unfounded deception detection

Also called

gaze towards the viewersignal languageishin-denshinBa no kuuki wo yomuWindmill languagecrying outNamaskaramhaptic communicationgesticulationchronemicsfacial expressionunsaidkinesicssocial cueblinkingGesticulation in Italiansmirkgloweringsmiling or laughingfrowngrimacinggurnsubtle expressionresting bitch faceglaringoculesics

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What nonverbal communication is.

Communication.

Channels

Channels.

Channels

Channels.

  1. What are the channels of nonverbal communication, from expression and gesture to space and time? definition
  2. Which channel is meant? boundary

Culture

Cultural variation.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How do nonverbal norms vary across cultures, including Japanese concepts of unspoken understanding, with attribution? provenance
  2. Is the presentation attributed and free of stereotypes? boundary
Apply Skills and accessibility.

Practice.

Skills

Communication skills.

Skills

Skills.

  1. How can awareness of nonverbal communication improve conversation, presentation and intercultural interaction? action
  2. Which entry fits communication skills? action

Accessibility

Accessibility.

Accessibility

Accessibility.

  1. How do differences in nonverbal communication affect autistic and blind people, and what do they and organisations recommend? provenance
  2. Is the presentation respectful? boundary
Research Research and myths.

Attribution.

Research

Research.

Research

Research.

  1. What does research say about universal and learned expressions, with findings attributed? provenance
  2. Which findings are contested? boundary

Myths

Myths.

Myths

Myths.

  1. Which claims about reading body language and detecting lies are unsupported by evidence? provenance
  2. Is the presentation grounded in evidence? boundary
Learn History and teaching.

Education.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did the study of nonverbal communication develop, and what historical signalling systems existed? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can nonverbal communication be taught? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should gesture be a separate entry?
  • How should research literature be linked?
  • How should cultural guides be linked?
Draft as JSON