Mastering Nonverbal Communication at Work
The study of nonverbal communication is about much more than reading body language; it’s also about using voice, space, touch, time, and appearance to send messages without words. Our course …
Overview
The study of nonverbal communication is about much more than reading body language; it’s also about using voice, space, touch, time, and appearance to send messages without words.
Our course Mastering Nonverbal Communication at Work introduces you to the components of unspoken expression, demonstrates how to recognise the non-verbal messages of colleagues and customers, and shows you how to adjust your own non-verbal cues to enhance positive and confident interactions.
This online course includes optional support, so you can reach out to your instructor whenever you need help.
Topics we’ll cover
- Key elements of non-verbal communication
- Posture and gesture
- Facial expression and emotion
- Reading the eyes
- Proxemics Territory – Personal distance and acquired territory
- Haptics – Touch
- Olfactory – Smell
- Chronemics – Time
- Vocalics – Paralanguage – Vocal qualities
- Appearance, clothing and artifacts
- Communicating with colour
- When body language and words contradict
- Appreciating cultural differences in non-verbal communication
- Decoding the language of feet
You can review the full curriculum below for more details.
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Have questions?
Contact us. We would love to chat and help you get started!
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 15 Lessons
- 46 Days
- 24
- 1.1Welcome46 Days
- 1.2NVC Topic 1 The key elements of non-verbal communication10 Minutes
- 1.3NVC Topic 2 Posture and Gesture18 Minutes
- 1.4NVC-Quiz – Posture and gesture10 Questions
- 1.5NVC Topic 3 Facial expression and emotion15 Minutes
- 1.6NVC Quiz Facial expression and emotion10 Questions
- 1.7NVC Topic 4 Reading the eyes10 Minutes
- 1.8NVC Quiz – Reading the eyes10 Minutes10 Questions
- 1.9NVC Topic 5 Proxemics– Personal distance and territory10 Minutes
- 1.10NVC-Quiz- Proxemics and territory10 Minutes10 Questions
- 1.11NVC Topic 6 Haptics Touch and the handshake20 Minutes
- 1.12NVC-Quiz – Haptics Touch10 Minutes10 Questions
- 1.13NVC Topic 7 Olfactory Smell10 Minutes
- 1.14NVC Topic 8 Chronemics Time10 Minutes
- 1.15NVC-Quiz-Time10 Minutes10 Questions
- 1.16NVC Topic 9 What the feet tell us5 Minutes
- 1.17NVC Topic 10 Vocalics Paralanguage13 Minutes
- 1.18NVC Quiz Paralanguage10 Minutes10 Questions
- 1.19NVC Topic 11 Appearance, clothing, artifacts and colour15 Minutes
- 1.20NVC Appearance, clothing, artifacts and colour10 Minutes10 Questions
- 1.21NVC Topic 12 The difference between positive and negative body language13 Minutes
- 1.22NVC Quiz The difference between positive (open) and negative (closed) body language10 Minutes10 Questions
- 1.23NVC Topic 13 When body language and words contradict8 Minutes
- 1.24NVC Topic 14 Where to from here?5 Minutes






