kinesics
the study of communication through body movement and facial expression
oculesics
the area of communication that deals with conveying messages through the use of eye contact and gaze
haptics
communicating through the use of bodily contact
proxemics
the study of the way people use physical space to convey messges
intimate distance
distance between people that is used for very confidential communications
personal distance
in communicating, the physical distance used for talking with family and close friends
social distance
in communication, the distance used to handle most business transactions
public distance
in communication, the distance used when calling across the room or giving a talk to a group
chronemics
the way in which time is used in a culture
monochronic time schedule
a time schedule in which things are done in a linear fashion
polychronic schedule
a time schedule in which people tend to do several things at the same time and place higher value on personal involvement than on getting things done on time
chromatics
the use of color to communicate messages