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Discuss the importance of body language in personal communication Personal communication is aided by many factors other than simply speech. The main contribution to speech in personal communication is body language, most of which is unconscious. Body language is one of three aspects of Non Verbal Communication. The other two are Paralanguage and Appearance. Body language, as a whole is made up of every movement that our body makes that conveys communication to others. According to Michael Argyle Body language is made up of eight codes, these are: * Touch * Proximity * Orientation * Head Nods * Facial Expression * Gesture * Posture * Eye Contact The first, touch is one of the most intimate. It can is used most effectively for comfort, violence and arousal. Another aspect which can strongly display violence is gesture. There are many gestures world-wide that are used to insult and convey violent feelings. All of the above factors of body language are used...

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