Nonverbal communication sends powerful messages through body language and facial expressions. This set of questions covers nonverbal behavior as it is typically expressed in U.S. business culture. Your country or culture may use different styles of nonverbal communication.

When a person meets a group of people for the first time, he or she pays more attention to:

a. Body language, the sounds of conversation (angry, happy, animated, and so forth), and people’s expressions
b. The words that people say when they introduce themselves