During a speech apologizing for racial remarks made by a member of the police department, the chief of police avoided making eye
contact with the audience. according to research on the role of nonverbal communication in public speaking, the audience was likely to perceive the police chief as
The audience was likely to perceive the police chief as "<span>Insincere".</span>
Cases
of non verbal communication incorporate shaking hands, embracing or gestures like hugs
and other various types of bodily movements. This also includes facial
expressions and eye contact, when making a public speech the eye contact conveys
the message of confidence and trust to the audience, in this case avoiding eye
contact makes police chief look insincere and not confident on what he was
saying.
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