Friday, 3 February 2012

Occulesics, Haptics, Apprearace.....

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Occulesics :  Occulesics refers to eye gaze.  For example staring and blinking give out different messages.  It is said that when we meet others that we like, the blinking rate increases and the pupils dilate.  A simple look can give out emotions of hostility, interest, honesty or attraction.


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Haptics: Haptics refers to touch.  It has become a very important part of non-verbal communication, as there has been a lot of research into this area.  Touch is proven to play an essential part in humans' as well as animals' lives in making them successful in communicating socially, especially later in their lives.  Touch, done the right way, at the right time is therapeutic.  It gives out meanings like familiarity, sympathy and a host of other emotions.  Hugging, kissing and giving a massage of some ways of  communicating through     touch.
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Appearance :  This is the way we dress, our hairstyle, the way we use make-up, shoes, jewellery, watch or a purse and other aspects that contribute to our overall look.  A lot of messages could be conveyed this way.  Also, the colours we opt for, gives out more about our internal self as well.  Just think what runs in your mind the first time you see somebody, and the judgements and conclusions you tend to draw.  This shows that job seekers should appropriately to job interviews.


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Physical attractiveness :  Physical attractiveness conveys some important clues about values of somebody.  Qualities like likability, honesty and friendliness is attributed to attractive people in general.  An interesting fact is that attractive people get more jobs than unattractive people.



This information was referred from: 
http://www.ehow.com/info_8115785_many-types-nonverbal-communications-there.html

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