The Art of “Silence” in Interpersonal Communication
- 1 Master of applied linguistics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Abstract
This article focuses on non-verbal expression in interpersonal communication, observes their manners, gestures, expressions and other non-verbal symbols and explores the art of “silence” in interpersonal communication. We find: 1) “Silent” art expression; 2) The function of “silence” art; 3) The difference of “silence” art; 4) The beauty of “silence” art; Due to social, cultural, customs, personal characteristics and other reasons, the non-verbal ways of communication objects are diverse, and the information conveyed by these non-verbal ways is also rich and colorful. According to the needs of communication, the non-verbal language can be adjusted, and we can judge the information transmitted by the communicative object according to the analysis of its non-verbal language, and take effective countermeasures, so as to achieve the expected communication effect.
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