How Does Amy And Sheldon Use Nonverbal Communication?

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Nonverbal communication is defined as messages expressed by nonlinguistic means (Adler, et al 174). In the video, Amy and Sheldon both used many forms of nonverbal communication to get their point across. A way that Sheldon used nonverbal communication was through his eyes and body movement. When given the paper of their joint voicemail recording Sheldon immediately got wide-eyed and moved back a little. Oculesics is defined as the study of how the eyes can communicate (Adler, et al 186). When Sheldon made this face it showed that he was surprised and taken back by what Amy was doing. Sheldon moving back when she handed him the paper also showed that maybe it was something he wasn't ready for. Proxemics is the study of how communication is