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July 6, 2019 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

  A gesture is an embodied communication that signals a bodily sign with or without language. When we wave goodbye or shake hands on ‘hello’ we communicate symbolically which is the power of embodied communication. Whether the ‘pat on the back’ is a metaphor or a physical gesture, it conveys … [Read more...] about Gesture in Risk Matters

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