What is non-verbal communication and how is it used in our society?

Non-verbal communication is used so often that we actually forget that we are using it. It has been defined as communication without words, including apparent behaviors such as facial expressions, eyes, touching and gestures as well as less obvious messages such as dress, posture and spatial distance between two or more people. It provides us with a means for conveying messages without the use of verbal language and also plays a role in the perception of the actual message we are trying to convey.
We do not realise how much we rely on non-verbal communication; the reason for this is due t…