social communication
Interpersonal information sharing
Social communication is the use of language and nonverbal cues in social contexts—conversation, body language, tone, turn-taking, and reading others' intentions.
The term appears often in discussions of autism and developmental differences, where social communication may not come naturally: She's in therapy for social communication difficulties.
More broadly, it describes any exchange meant to connect with others rather than simply transmit information.
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- face to faceIn someone's presence
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
- chatInformal verbal exchange
water cooler chat · small talk · exchange · breaking the ice · rapport · bonding · connection · heart to heart · language · gestures · empathy · listening · speaking · active listening · networking · discourse · signals · nonverbal signals
social communicationinternal monologue
Unspoken self-directed thought
introspection · inner dialogue · self-reflection · self-talk · silent meditation
social communicationsilence
Total lack of sound
wordlessness · muteness · keeping to oneself · withholding · non-disclosure
social communicationsocial isolation
Lack of human contact
social withdrawal · withdrawal · seclusion · disconnection · incommunicado
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