SPEECH GESTURE

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

1. Time saving: 1. No record: In 1. Complementary: 1. Vague and
When action is oral Non-verbal cues imprecise:
required to be communication, complement a Non-verbal
taken immediately messages are verbal message by communication
it is best to difficult to adding to its is quite vague
transmit a record. So it is meaning. You can and imprecise.
message orally. If impossible to pat someone you Since in this
the executives preserve the offended at the back communication
work load is high message for as you say sorry to there is no use
then they stop future. him or her. of words or
writhing and by 2. Expensive: It is 2. Easy presentation: language which
oral instructions also expensive Information can be expresses clear
they complete media of easily presented in meaning to the
their message communication. non-verbal receiver. No
transmission and Sometimes the communication dictionary can
released their audience can be through using visual, accurately
work load and managed by audio-visual and classify them.
also it saves time. paying T. A and silent means of non- Their meaning
2. Cost savings: D. A. On the verbal varies not only
Cost is involved in other hand communication. by culture and
any Technological 3. Substituting: Non- context but by
communication. devices that are verbal message degree of
When the used in this may substitute for intension.
communication is system are the verbal message 2. Continuous: It
needed within the costly. especially if it is is possible to
organization and 3. Distortion of blocked by noise, stop talking
if it and is the word: If interruption, long in verbal
completed in distortion of the distance etc. for communicatio
orally, it has not word occurs in example: gestures- n, but it is
needed any oral finger to lips to generally not
paper, pen or communication, indicate need for possible to stop
stamp or then main goals quite, facial nonverbal cues.
computer. So it of the expressions- a nod Also, spoken
saves the organization instead of a yes. language has a
money of the may be filed. 4. Accenting: Often structure that
organization. 4. Inaccuracy: used to accent a makes it easier
3. More powerful: There is very verbal message. to tell when a
Speech is a more possibility of Verbal tone subject has
powerful means inaccurate indicates the actual changed, for
of persuasion and messages to meaning of the instance or to
control. reach the specific words. analyze its
Therefore, destination. So, 5. Repeat: Used to grammar.
executives often the reverse repeat the verbal Nonverbal does
 prefer to transmit result of message (e.g. point not lend itself to
messages orally. expected plan in a direction while this kind of
4. Effectiveness: may be stating directions.) analysis.
With the help of occurred. 6. Help to illiterate 3. Multi-channel:
variations in the 5. Limited use: people: This type of while watching
tone, pitch and The scope of communication use someones
intensity of voice, usage of oral gestures, facial eyes, you may
the speaker can communication expressions, eye miss something
convey shades of is limited. It is contact, proximity, significant in a
meaning. This not suitable for touching etc. and hand gesture.
factor also lengthy without using any Everything is
contributes to the messages. It spoken or written happening at
effectiveness of should be sued word. So, it is very once and
oral for short much helpful for therefore it may
communication. message. illiterate people. be confusing to
5. Immediate 6. Probability of 7. Help to try to keep up
feedback: The omitting main handicapped with everything.
speaker can get subject: people: Non-verbal Most of us
immediate Sometimes, cues of simply do not do
feedback on main subject communication so, at least not
whether it is may be omitted greatly help in consciously.
creating a to express a handicapped people 4. Culture-bound:
favorable word for especially to deaf Non-verbal
impression on the communicating. people. Deaf people communication
receiver or So, expected are exchange is learnt in
whether the result may not message through childhood,
receiver will be achieved. the movements of passed on to
protest or whether 7. Confused hands, fingers, eye you by your
the receiver has speech: ball etc. parents and
receiver has Sometimes the 8. Attractive others with
clearly receiver fails to presentation: Non- whom you
understood his understand the verbal associate. A few
meaning or is meaning of a communication is other gestures
feeling perplexed message due to based on visual, seem to be
or baffled and he habitual picture, graph, sign universal.
can mold and productions of etc. that can be Evidence
adjust his the speaker. seen very much suggests that
message 8. No legal attractive. humans of all
accordingly. validity: there is 9. Reducing wastage cultures smile
6. More suitable: any legal validity of time: The when happy
The employees of the oral message of non- and frown when
felt more suitable message. As, verbal unhappy.
when the the oral communication However, most
message messages are reached the receiver nonverbal
transmits in orally. not taped and very fast. For this symbols seem
They get an kept records, so reason it reduces to be even
 opportunity for it can be denied the wastage of further
feedback and easily if the valuable time of the disconnected
clarification. situation goes communicator. from any
7. A relationship against the 10. Quick expression essential
develops: Oral speaker. of message: Non- meaning than
communication is 9. Late decision: verbal cues of verbal symbols.
mostly carried out It takes time to communication like Gestures seen
helps to promote reach a sign and symbol can as positive in
friendly relations decision. At the also communicate one culture
between the beginning stage, some messages (Like the
parties sometime is very quickly than thumbs-up
communicating killed in the written or oral gesture in the
with each other. discussion of messages. USA) may be
8. Flexibility: By the any personal seen as
demand of the matters. obscene in
situations, oral Besides some another culture.
instructions can time is also 5. Long
be changed easily wasted for conversations
and for these irrelevant are not
cases maintain discussion. In possible: In
the formalities are this way non-verbal
not necessary. So decision making communication,
it is very much is delayed. long
flexible and 10. Less important: conversation
effective. In oral and necessary
9. Easiness: It is so communication, explanations
easy method of meaningless are not
communication. It speech can possible. No
needs little mislead the party can
preparation to main effects of discuss the
send a message. the particular issues
No need of pens, communication. of the
pencils and other But when the messages.
writing information 6. Difficult to
equipments comes out in understand:
which are needed written, we take Difficult to
in written it seriously. understand and
communication. 11. Lack of requires a lot of
10. Correction of secrecy: In oral repetitions
errors: If any communication, in non-verbal
error is expressed the important communicatio
at the time of oral and secret n. Since it uses
communication. It information may gestures, facial
was possible to be disclosed. expressions eye
rectify at that time 12. Defective: Oral contact, touch
or within a very communication etc. for
 short time. is defective for communicating
11. Informal companys with others
communication: policy, which may not
In oral procedure, be
communication, programs, law understandable
no need to and other for the simple
maintain such important and foolish
formalities which information. people.
are needed in 13. Creates 7. Not everybody
written misunderstandi prefers:
communication. ng: The speaker Everybody not
So it is easy and often gives prefers to
helpful to any message communicate
organization. without having through non-
12. Motivation: In properly verbal
oral organized it communication
communication earlier. So, it is with others.
system, top possible that he Sometimes it
executives and may not be able cannot create
sub ordinates to make himself an impression
staff can sit face- properly to upon people or
to-face and communicate listeners. It is
exchange their with the less influential
views directly, so receiver. As a and cannot be
sub-ordinates are result, used
motivated day by misunderstandin everywhere. It is
day. g May develops. cannot be used
13. Special as a public tool
applications: for
Oral communication.
communication is 8. Lack of
more helpful in formality: Non-
communicating verbal
messages to communication
groups of people does not follow
at assembly any rules,
meetings etc. formality or
14. Maintaining structure like
secrecy: other
Interested parties communication.
of oral Most of the
communication cases people
can maintain the unconsciously
secrecy of and habitually
messages easily. 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.