Effective Communication: Verbal vs. Nonverbal Skills

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Verbal Versus Nonverbal Communication

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Layne Wood

Communicating with others makes up the majority of our daily interactions. According to Dr. Edward Wertheim of Northeastern University, communication is a multistep process with room for misinterpretation along the way. The speaker has a message to convey which must first be "decoded" or put into words.