“Nonverbal communication is an elaborate secret code that is written nowhere, known by none, and understood by all.”

“Nonverbal communication is an elaborate secret code that is written nowhere, known by none, and understood by all.”

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“Nonverbal communication is an elaborate secret code that is written nowhere, known by none, and understood by all”, is a quote by Edward Sapir.

We are constantly communicating and expressing ourselves verbally and nonverbally, sometimes knowingly and sometimes unknowingly. sometimes the words we speak aren’t as important as what our body language is actually saying. Eye contact is an important way to communicate feelings and emotions. One can furrow the brow, squint the eye, greatly animate the eye, and even cry to help convey meaning without uttering a single word. Body movements, and hand motions that individuals make to emphasize their words during conversations. During a heated argument, someone might pound a table to demand attention or they might make lots of hand gestures on a stage to be both animated and engaging to the audience. Gestures help convey the additional meaning to the words that we speak.  They can emphasize direction, and force and help animate our conversations. When we greet someone and shake hands, our touch sends a strong message to the other party. Some argue it carries as much as 80 to 90% of the meaning of the communication, while the mere words one speaks articulately only 10% of the actual message.