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Article 1: Hall, T., & Lloyd, C. (1990). Non-verbal communication in a health care setting. The British journal of occupational therapy, 53(9), 383-386.

Summary:  This article addresses one major component of the communication process: non-verbal communication. It discusses not only what constitutes non-verbal communication but also what skills a therapist requires to utilize non-verbal communication effectively in the health care setting—a concept called non-verbal signaling.

Article 2: Visser, D., & Matthews, J. D. (2005). The power of non-verbal communication: Predicting job performance by means of thin slices of non-verbal behaviour. South African Journal of Psychology, 35(2), 362-383.

Summary: The aim of this research is to determine whether it is possible to predict the success of call centre operators by using 'thin slices' of video footage of non-verbal behavior.

Article 3: Dil, N. (1984). Nonverbal communication in young children. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 4(2), 82-99.

Summary: In this paper, the broad scope of the field of nonverbal communication is discussed. Further, a variety of modes of nonverbal communication and their relation to language development are described.