Nonverbal communication

type of nonverbal communication in which physical behavior is used to express or convey

process of communication through sending and receiving wordless (mostly visual) cues between people

flag used to communicate something about the ship flying it from a distance

visual telegraphy system conveying information at a distance by means of two maritime flags

Proxemics is the study of human use of space and the effects that population density has on behavior, communication, and social interaction. Proxemics is one among several subcategories in the study of nonverbal communication, including haptics (touch), kinesics (body movement), vocalics (paralanguage), and chronemics (structure of time).

eyes gazing into other eyes

Paralanguage, also known as vocalics, is a component of meta-communication that may modify meaning, give nuanced meaning, or convey emotion, by using suprasegmental techniques such as prosody, including pitch, volume, intonation, etc. It is sometimes defined as relating to nonphonemic properties only. Paralanguage may be expressed consciously or unconsciously.

sensual proximity or touching

any form of interaction involving touch

celebratory or greeting gesture

thumb|Charles Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals Kinesics is the interpretation of body communication such as facial expressions and gestures, nonverbal behavior related to movement of any part of the body or the body as a whole. The equivalent popular culture term is body language, a term Ray Birdwhistell, considered the founder of this area of study, neither used nor liked (on the grounds that what can be conveyed with the body does not meet the linguist's definition of language).

thumb|Microexpressions of emotions (in order: surprise, fear/shock, sadness, anger, happiness and disgust)

Rapport ( ; ) is a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned are "in sync" with each other, understand each other's feelings or ideas, and communicate smoothly.

medical condition

Provides important information through nonverbal communication

Chronemics is an anthropological, philosophical, and linguistic subdiscipline that describes how time is perceived, coded, and communicated across a given culture. It is one of several subcategories to emerge from the study of nonverbal communication.

branch of nonverbal communication that refers to the ways in which people and animals communicate, and interact via the sense of touch

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thumb|Two people playing footsies Footsies (also footsy or footsie) is a flirting game where two people touch feet under a table or otherwise concealed place, often as a romantic prelude. It is a game played either as an act of flirtatious body language, or simply for enjoyment. Although footsies is not inherently romantic, the nature of it as playful touching is often done between romantic partners as a sign of affection, and most often without discussion. The term comes from a 1940s humorous diminutive of foot.

Nonverbal communication used by traders

Masthead signals showing vessel status

communication in a stock exchange

American writer, professional speaker, and former FBI agent (*1953)

questionnaire designed to measure prevention focus and promotion focus

Mind-blindness, mindblindness or mind blindness is a widely disputed theory initially proposed in 1990 that claims that all autistic people have a lack or developmental delay of theory of mind (ToM), meaning they are less able to attribute mental states to others. According to the theory, a lack of ToM is considered equivalent to a lack of both cognitive and affective empathy. In the context of the theory, mind-blindness implies being unable to predict behavior and attribute mental states including beliefs, desires, emotions, or intentions of other people. The mind-blindness theory asserts tha