Nonverbal behavior plays an essential role in communicating due to its benefits. However, body language can not be free from the disadvantages in a number of areas. Individuals will encounter with the dissimilarities of meaning in various cultures, as well as the limitations in public situations and long conversation. First, one of the ubiquitous issues that people run into when using body language is the misunderstanding in various cultures. Although nonverbal communication is universal phenomenon, meanings of these cues are not the same. Eye contact is an example of misapprehension when individuals communicate to others in variety of countries. In many Asian cultures, avoiding eye contact is seen as a sign of respect. However, those in Latin and North America consider eye contact vital for conveying equality among individuals. In Ghana, if a young child looks an adult in the eye, it is considered an act of defiance. Another cue exemplifying this situation is gestures. Gestures can convey wildly various meanings. Individuals in the United States use the “OK” sign to convey that something is acceptable. On the contrary, in Japan, the same hand symbol means “money. ” Argentinians, Belgians, the French and the Portuguese all use the symbol to mean “zero” or “nothing. ” Still other countries in Eastern Europe consider that same sign an offensive swear. Clearly, typical signals that people use every day cause major misunderstandings depending on where and how they are used.
Next, the second disadvantage is its limitations, especially in long conversations and in public. In fact, non-verbal expression is used at the same time with verbal communication, it is not popular to exercise and maybe all the listeners do not prefer such means of communication. In long conversations such as discussions, debates, formal speeches. . , non-verbal cues cannot express the particular issues of the messages. People can easily mislead others by using some symbols that don’t match with their mental status. Therefore, the vital messages in long conversations may be missed and distorted. It is also not good when the difference in message can lead to negativity and offensiveness. All in all, cultural differences and inconvenience in public environment or long conversations are primarily barriers in non-verbal behavior. In order to
solve these problems, individuals should learn non- verbal of other cultures, or
combine both verbal and non-verbal in communication to obtain effective transmission.
Nonverbal behavior plays an essential role in communicating due to its benefits.
However
, body language can not be free from the disadvantages in a number of areas.
Individuals
will encounter with the dissimilarities of meaning in various
cultures
,
as well
as the limitations in public situations and
long
conversation
.
First
, one of the ubiquitous issues that
people
run into when using body language is the misunderstanding in various
cultures
. Although nonverbal
communication
is universal phenomenon, meanings of these cues are not the same.
Eye
contact is an example of misapprehension when
individuals
communicate to others in variety of countries. In
many
Asian
cultures
, avoiding
eye
contact is
seen
as a
sign
of respect.
However
, those in Latin and North America consider
eye
contact vital for conveying equality among
individuals
. In Ghana, if a young child looks an adult in the
eye
, it
is considered
an act of defiance. Another cue exemplifying this situation is gestures. Gestures can convey
wildly
various meanings.
Individuals
in the United States
use
the “OK”
sign
to convey that something is acceptable.
On the contrary
, in Japan, the same hand symbol means “money. ” Argentinians, Belgians, the French and the Portuguese all
use
the symbol to mean “zero” or “nothing. ”
Still
other
countries in Eastern Europe consider that same
sign
an offensive swear.
Clearly
, typical signals that
people
use
every day cause major misunderstandings depending on where and how they are
used
.
Next
, the second disadvantage is its limitations,
especially
in
long
conversations
and in public. In fact, non-verbal expression is
used
at the same time with verbal
communication
, it is not popular to exercise and maybe all the listeners do not prefer such means of
communication
. In
long
conversations
such as discussions, debates, formal speeches.
.
,
non-verbal cues cannot express the particular issues of the messages.
People
can
easily
mislead others by using
some
symbols that don’t match with their mental status.
Therefore
, the vital messages in
long
conversations
may
be missed
and distorted. It is
also
not
good
when the difference in message can lead to negativity and offensiveness. All in all, cultural differences and inconvenience in public environment or
long
conversations
are
primarily
barriers in non-verbal behavior. In order to
solve these problems,
individuals
should learn non- verbal of
other
cultures
, or
combine both verbal and non-verbal in
communication
to obtain effective transmission.