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BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

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A gesture is a movement or position of the ____ that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.
A
Hand
B
Face
C
Body
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.: the gestures of an orator; a threatening gesture. the use of such movements to express thought, emotion, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages, either in place of speech or together and in parallel with spoken words. Gestures include movement of the hands, face, or other parts of the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -McNeill (1992) proposes a general classification of four types of hand gestures: beat, deictic, iconic and metaphoric.

Detailed explanation-4: -Waving to a friend, pointing to a restaurant menu item, and indicating how many apples you want by holding up three fingers are all examples of gestural non-verbal communication.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are three main types of gestures: adaptors, emblems, and illustrators (Andersen, 1999). Adaptors are touching behaviors and movements that indicate internal states typically related to arousal or anxiety. Adaptors can be targeted toward the self, objects, or others.

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