This document discusses verbal and non-verbal communication. Verbal communication involves expressing thoughts through words, either spoken or written. Challenges can arise from misunderstandings due to word choice, perspectives, or opinions on language. Non-verbal communication conveys wordless messages through facial expressions, eye contact, gestures, posture, proximity, and paralinguistics. While words account for less than 10% of conveyed messages, non-verbal cues like body language may be more believable. Effective communication relies on both verbal and non-verbal elements.