Week 7 Discussion part 3

The non-verbal principle that came off as the most important was principle number two which states that a person's non-verbal communication will be believed more than their verbal. The reason is a person’s words may say one thing and their body language or use of certain gestures may state another thing. A person may state they are not angry and they may have their arms crossed and have a facial expression that states otherwise. Giving off mixed signals is a way that many messages get misunderstood and taken the wrong way. Non-verbal messages can be accepted versus verbal ones because your gestures and expressions are often subconscious and are done without knowing. That is why a person will believe a person is interested in them simply because they lean towards them or touch them in a certain way, no matter what they may say. This can also create confusion and misunderstanding because sometimes you dont mean to give off mixed signals and you do so without knowing and cause tension.