Silence

Explain Silence

Silence : The absence of paralinguistic and verbal cues also serves important communicative functions. ‘Silence is more eloquent than words’ is not a meaningless adage, it contains in it the essence of generations of experience. Silence for example, can allow one to organize ones thoughts. It is not unusual to come across a situation in which nothing can express one’s response so effectively as silence. Silence can effectively communicate a number of response. - respect, fear, resentment, lack of interest are some  responses that can be effectively communicated through silence. The most effective use of silence can be made by giving a slight pause before or after making an important point during a speech. This is what the most successful orators usually do. A slight pause before an important point creates suspense, it raises a sense of anticipation and the audience listens to the next point more attentively. And a slight pause afterwards suggests that something very important has been said and the speaker desires his audience to assimilate it .