Lastest class as I remember, we learned about non verbal communication. Many people ask me that what is the most important between verbal communication and non verbal communication, for me I think it's equally and not only Thai people who usually use both of these communication types but also use in worldwide. First of all we should that non verbal communication (body language) is gesticulation, postures, facial gestures and next expression we sense and do mostly unintentionally.
Few people concentrate to non verbal communication and expression. Non verbal expression can say about us much than we wish. From this reason is necessary to concentrate on control of non verbal communication. It is importing to we think about gestures, which gestures are suitable and unsuitable. We can practise some suitable gestures.
However, different country also different meaning about non verbal communication as well. If you loo at above picture, this is a man who show his forefinger up and cycle it around. In Thai if you do this action in resturant many people know that mean "Check bill" in contrast if you do this action in Chiness culture people will know it mean that "One more" so you will get same your order again.
Thus, befor you use body language in different culture...should be careful becouse it also different meaning as well.
I agree with you comments, but I think that it is very difficult to really control all of our non-verbal communication because often it is the way we express our attitudes and opinions - such as a smile in the positive or rolling the eyes and/or sighing in the negative.
ตอบลบThat said, it is certainly a good idea to try and be informed about differnt non-verbal conventions used in cultures that you may be visiting.