Justin Maxwell, the general manager of a seafood restaurant, recently interviewed someone for a job. During the interview, Justin noticed that the interviewee seemed to be bored and distracted, because he kept glancing at his watch, looking out the window, and slouching in his chair. What Justin was picking up on was the __________ communication that was taking place in the interview.
A) demonstrative
B) casual
C) nonverbal
D) oral
E) reserved

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The interviewee's actions such as glancing at his watch, looking out the window, and slouching in his chair are forms of nonverbal communication, which convey messages through body language and behaviors rather than words.

Justin Maxwell, the General Manager of a Seafood Restaurant, Recently