body language is difficult because it

may well depend on the culture of the other (what you observe and what it means). The appropriate reading and use of body language takes quite a bit of training and practice.

Language

As mentioned above language makes up only a small part of communication. However, the power of language should not be underestimated; think for instance about novels that bring people to tears or page-turners, both involving people by calling on their imagination and empathy.

Languages also reflect the variety of human beings. The differences between languages should not only be understood in terms of different words and grammar but also by different sounds or the pitch (as in tonal languages like Chinese or Igbo). In total approximately 6,000 languages are spoken. Some of them will probably disappear in the near future due to the very limited number of native speakers. Even if you do not know such a language,

its disappearance is impoverishment ("… any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde …", John Donne).

Tone of Voice

Tone of voice (voice language, paralinguistic) is probably more subconsciously applied than language but more consciously than body language. You may think of volume, pitch, articulation, voice quality (e.g. hoarse), speed of talking, rhythm, sighing, throat scraping, sniffing, laughing, giggling, weeping, yawning, words without their own meaning (e.g. oh), hesitations, time-out and emphasis.

Body Language

Body language consists of all movements and postures of the body, or a part of our body, when we talk to others. Some of this is innate, the rest we learn through education and the like. This also implies that we cannot control every part of our