Non Verbal Communication: Visual

 VISUAL COMMUNICATION (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION)

MODALS, PROJECTS ETC

Visual communication is the practice of using visual elements to communicate information or ideas. Types of visual communication include animated GIFs, screenshots, videos, pie charts, infographics, and slide deck presentations. sending your message across in a clear, concise way can be difficult with words alone.

Advantages of Visual communication

• No need for literacy.

• Easy to understand.

• Taking less space.

• Attractive and appealing.

Disadvantages of Visual communication

• Symbols may not be common to all.

• Some specific knowledge is required to decode some messages.

• Cultural variation will bring confusion in visual communication.

Non Verbal Communication: Behaviour

Behaviour

 Behaviour is the collection of activities driven by our mind or heart. Our behaviour speaks a lot about us. It is not about words but it is all about our perception to see things and behave accordingly.

·       Empathetic behaviour is loved and respected by everyone.

·       Rude and unstable behaviour is not liked by anyone.

·       Sincere, punctual and dedicated people are very much welcomed in corporate rather than lazy, irregular and work shriek.

Non Verbal Communication: Apparel (Dress)

 Apparel (Dress)

‘Every dress has its place and occasion’. Remember “You Are What You Wear: What Your Clothes Reveal About You.” Clothing also has its language. It is a nonverbal communication because clothing and appearance send a message. People often use clothing to signify their age, gender, political views, and socio-economic status. Clothing can demonstrate your culture, mood, level of confidence, interests, authority, values, etc.

Importance of suitable dressing Sense

• It acts as a significant nonverbal clue to impress others

• The audience judges us initially from our physical appearance.

• Well-pressed and clean clothes create an impression on the audience prior to our speech.

• The actual physical presence indicates self-confidence and awareness.

• Speakers are also admired for the selection of suitable dresses as well as colours.

• Nowadays dressing for success' is used to send a desired non-verbal message.

Non-Verbal communication-Signs and Symbols

SYMBOLIC COMMUNICATION

Symbols are graphical representations that have a specific meaning. Symbols are widely used to replace lengthy sentences. Examples of symbolic communication include speech, sign language, writing (print or braille), picture communication systems, and tactile communication systems. Standardized symbols are universal in nature and followed by the people. For example- a skull at the intersecting angle of two bones means ‘danger’. Traffic symbols can be seen at the roadside which are helpful for the passengers/drivers.

Public Speaking: confidence, Clarity and Fluency

Public Speaking

Addressing a live audience is called public speaking. It is a skill that requires utmost care while speaking live as we cannot ‘undo’ things if ones delivered to the audience. Traditionally, it was done face-to-face with a live audience but nowadays it includes any form of speaking to an audience. The method of speech may be formal or informal.

It is used for many different purposes like motivation, teaching, persuasion, entertainment, etc. A speaker must be knowledgeable and confident to face the audience and handle the queries.

Requirements for Public Speaking

Public speaking demands clarity in thoughts, vision, and purpose of the presentation. The speaker must have an excellent knowledge of content and the language to win the confidence of the audience and build rapport with them. For effective public speaking, a speaker must have confidence, clarity, and fluency. 

These are also called the three pillars of public speaking.

1. Confidence 

Confidence and attitude play an essential role in public speaking. Nervousness indicates either the speaker is lying or not sure about the content. Some people are good communicators but they cannot address an audience, they lose confidence. The speaker will be low in confidence 

•        If he wouldn’t prepare well

•        If he wouldn’t rehearse many times

•        If he fears stage

•        If he lacks knowledge of the topic, etc.

A public speaker can easily enhance his confidence if he follows the following tips-

•        Be prepared

•        Be yourself

•        Don’t try to be perfect

•        Avoid haste

 Confidence helps a speaker in many ways-

•        to create an everlasting impression. 

•        To be taken seriously by the audience.

•        To kill nervousness and stage fear

•        To build a good rapport with the audience

•        To win the presentation

•        To be a very good speaker

Remember, convincing people is definitely not an easy task. But the situation becomes easier when you are confident enough to not only convince others but also make them listen to you with rapt attention and also act accordingly.

2. Clarity 

The clarity in speech means the quality of being without doubt and easily understood. Clarity means a clear message. If a speaker is not clear, there is a greater chance of disengaging the audience.

How to achieve clarity

• Do deep research for content preparation
• Break monotony
• Be simple in language & avoid jargon to be more engaging
• Make a point clear with repetition 
• Classify the content into small concepts and guide the audience
• Make connections with what your audience knows
• Use the art of storytelling to connect with your audience
• Use audio-visual aids so that people understand and remember
• Influence people by focusing on benefits and consequences.

Clarity helps a speaker in many ways-

•        It connects the audience to the speaker.

•        It also brings greater understanding. 

•        It engages audience.

•        It makes speech flawless.

•        It speaks the intention of the speaker.

3. Fluency 

Fluency in public speaking means speaking without unnecessary pauses and fillers (like ‘uh’ hum’ etc.). Fluency includes speaking easily, reasonably, quickly, and without taking pauses between words or sentences. It is very important in public speaking to impress the audience. It is also an important component of public speaking.

 How to bring fluency

1. By practicing the speech
2. By controlling the speed of speech
3. By understanding paralinguistic features –pronunciation, articulation, stress, etc.

Fluency helps a speaker in many ways

•        It brings connections between the points.

•        to produce continuous speech

•        to deliver comprehensive content to listener

•        to maintain the communicative ideas more effectively

•        to maintain continuity, and smoothness effortlessly in speech production