Nonverbal Communication Challenges Essay

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I will be talking about what kind of nonverbal communication challenges I find in my communication experience. I will also discuss the challenges. I will be telling how I plan on improving these behaviors and tendencies. I will explain how I experience these challenges. I picked eye-contact, tone of voice, and facial expressions. I wanted to explain how I can changes these three challenges that I picked.
When it comes down to eye-contact, tone of voice, and facial expressions I barely do not do that offend. I do not give eye-contact with other people if I know them but, if I do not know somebody and they are having a full conversation with me ill make eye-contact with them. Most people do not give eye-contact with people they know or even people they do not know they do a lot. So many people just do not do it which they should at all times. It is a lot of people to give them eye-contact.
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So many people be expecting other people to look at them when they are talking to them. Most people I know do not give eye-contact at all it do not matter where they go that just do not do it at all. If you are in meetings you always should do eye-contact at all time that is very important. It do not matter where you are just give eye-contact.
When it comes to facial expressions and tone of voice you always have to sound confident in yourself. You do not want nobody to know you scared and nervous. When it comes down to facial expressions do not show any crazy expressions just show that you happy and excited about something. You always do not have to show crazy faces all the time. You do not want to show any kind of facial expressions in a meeting that is very important to people. Where ever you go do not show no weird

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