SPEECH GESTURES

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

1. Easy to 1. Inaccuracy: 1. Complementary: 1. Vague and

understand: If The main Non-verbal cues imprecise: Non-
the speaker disadvantages of complement a verbal
delivers his or speech or verbal message communication is
her speech on inaccuracy. If by adding to its quite vague and
the basis of the the speaker fails meaning. You can imprecise. Since in
audience level, it to understand pat someone you this
becomes easy the need of the offended at the communication
understanding. audiences, back as you say there is no use of
So, the main speech becomes sorry to him or words or language
advantages of worthless. her. which expresses
speech are 2. Complexity: 2. Easy clear meaning to
understandable. This form of presentation: the receiver. No
2. Time saving: communication Information can dictionary can
Direct speech increases the be easily accurately classify
between the complexity in presented in non- them. Their
speaker and the the verbal meaning varies not
listener saves communication communication only by culture
time to channel. If the through using and context but by
communicate number of visual, audio- degree of
information. audience is visual and silent intension.
3. Good relation: large, it is means of non- 2. Continuous: It is
Speech can help difficult to verbal possible to stop
to develop the understand the communication. talking in verbal
relation between meaning of the 3. Substituting: communication,
the speaker and speech. Non-verbal but it is generally
the audiences. It 3. Delay: It is a message may not possible to
is possible to lengthy process substitute for the stop nonverbal
establish to take decision verbal message cues. Also, spoken
friendly relation making because especially if it is language has a
among the it takes more blocked by noise, structure that
parties concern times for interruption, long makes it easier to
through direct personal distance etc. for tell when a subject
speech. discussions to example: has changed, for
4. Cost saving: each other. If gestures-finger to instance or to
Direct speech the audiences do lips to indicate analyze its
saves money, not understand need for quite, grammar.
because it does the meaning of facial Nonverbal does
not require any the speech it expressions- a not lend itself to
device or writing takes more time nod instead of a this kind of
to take a final yes. analysis.
instruments like decision. 4. Accenting: Often 3. Multi-channel:
pen, paper, 4. Irrelevancy: used to accent a while watching
computer, Sometimes the verbal message. someones eyes,
telephone etc. speaker delivers Verbal tone you may miss
an irrelevant indicates the something
5. Suitability: It is speech which actual meaning of significant in a
very suitable to makes the the specific hand gesture.
communicate audience words. Everything is
with both displeasure or 5. Repeat: Used to happening at once
 illiterate and disgust. repeat the verbal and therefore it
literate people. 5. No record: message (e.g. may be confusing
But written Usually no point in a to try to keep up
communication records are kept direction while with everything.
is suitable only in this form of stating Most of us simply
for literate communication. directions.) do not do so, at
people. So speech 6. Help to illiterate least not
6. Quick means: cannot be sued people: This type consciously.
Speech is a as legal of communication 4. Culture-bound:
quick mean of document unless use gestures, Non-verbal
communication. it is taped. facial communication is
Many 6. Lack of expressions, eye learnt in
formalities are to secrecy: In this contact, childhood, passed
be needed for form of proximity, on to you by your
written or other communication, touching etc. and parents and others
communications the important without using any with whom you
. But it does not and secret spoken or written associate. A few
take any information may word. So, it is other gestures
formality. be disclosed. very much seem to be
7. Direct 7. Conflict: helpful for universal.
feedback: There Speech cannot illiterate people. Evidence suggests
is a quick and be kept in mind 7. Help to that humans of all
direct feedback for long. So it handicapped cultures smile
of oral can create many people: Non- when happy and
communication, conflicts among verbal cues of frown when
because the the parties communication unhappy.
audience can concerned. greatly help in However, most
interact directly 8. Expensive: handicapped nonverbal symbols
to the speaker. Sometimes the people especially seem to be even
8. Mass organization to deaf people. further
communication pays the T.A. Deaf people are disconnected from
: Direct speech And D. A. To exchange any essential
is suitable for the audiences. message through meaning than
mass So it is also the movements of verbal symbols.
communication. expensive. hands, fingers, Gestures seen as
The speaker can eye ball etc. positive in one
communicate 8. Attractive culture (Like the
with many presentation: thumbs-up gesture
people at a time Non-verbal in the USA) may
through speech. communication is be seen as obscene
based on visual, in another culture.
picture, graph, 5. Long
sign etc. that can conversations are
be seen very not possible: In
much attractive. non-verbal
9. Reducing communication,
wastage of time: long conversation
The message of and necessary
non-verbal explanations are
communication not possible. No
reached the party can discuss
receiver very fast. the particular
For this reason it issues of the
reduces the messages.
wastage of 6. Difficult to
 valuable time of understand:
the Difficult to
communicator. understand and
10. Quick requires a lot of
expression of repetitions in non-
message: Non- verbal
verbal cues of communication.
communication Since it uses
like sign and gestures, facial
symbol can also expressions eye
communicate contact, touch etc.
some messages for communicating
very quickly than with others which
written or oral may not be
messages. understandable for
the simple and
foolish people.
7. Not everybody
prefers:
Everybody not
prefers to
communicate
through non-
verbal
communication
with others.
Sometimes it
cannot create an
impression upon
people or listeners.
It is less influential
and cannot be used
everywhere. It is
cannot be used as
a public tool for
communication.
8. Lack of
formality: Non-
verbal
communication
does not follow
any rules,
formality or
structure like other
communication.
Most of the cases
people
unconsciously and
habitually engaged
in non-verbal
communication by
moving the
various parts of
the body.
9. Costly: In some
 cases non-verbal
communication
involves huge
cost. For example,
neon sign, power
point presentation,
cinema etc are
very much costly
compared to others
form of
communication.
10. Distortion of
information:
Since it uses
gestures, facial
expressions, eye
contact, touch,
sign, sound,
paralanguage etc.
for communicating
with others, there
is a great
possibility in
distortion of
information in
non-verbal
communication.

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