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How to develop the art of non-verbal communication?

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1. I've never heard of that term, but I assume that it isn't something literal. If that is the case, "non-verbal communication" would come from the heart. To elaborate, instinct and intuition are a huge part of it, two things that are difficult to teach, and both of which originate from the right hemisphere of the brain. Non-verbal communication comes from life-experience, but usually people super-familiar with the meaning of gestures are people with many issues. I'm one of them. It is very inconvenient to be too aware of the things people do within earshot. In order to go out into public, it is vital to be able to, at least to an extent, ignore one's surroundings and focus on the here-and-now. If you stop talking to people and become introverted, and observe a lot, you will become very efficient with interpreting the meanings of behavior, but then that will make the world a very morbid place. As communication is an art and not a science, in order to successfully integrate with society, you have to develop the ability to converse in a manner that, instead of saying what you want to say, you say what will further the conversation. This is the default and what most people here on earth do, and non-verbal is the exact opposite. I started with non-verbal, and am just now, at the age of 24, learning the style of communication that overwhelms the earth. Hence, my life has been tumultuous, to say the least. Non-verbal is dynamic for one-to-one communication, but makes life more difficult when it comes to dealing with many people at once, or society.
2. You need to first be aware of the things around you. Understand that non verbal communication is two ways. Spend some time watching people's faces and trying to determine what they are thinking. Then Spend some time in front of a mirror working on how to express your own.
3. I took a class in college called, "Interpersonal Communications" that had some great information on that and we did exercises in NV communication as well. It's about body language and eye contact and paying attention to things like breathing and posture. It takes practice and the easiest way is to just people watch sometimes, at airports or outdoor cafes and see if you can pick up on what they are thinking, just based on how they look as a whole.
4. Living life with others, being open to their gestures and developing your natural sensitivity... Then you will start talking without saying anything ;^) Non verbal communication is the basic form of communication ... we all do it naturally, but we tend to forget its importance... We need to wake up, see and feel our reality and realize the social beings that we are... ;^)
5. you need to find some books on body language, it will tell you about using your body to get a message across, body language is very powerful
6. If you have lived long enough, you will be able to do it and understand it easy enough.