When we speak to another individual or group, the distance our bodies are physically apart also communicates a message. Mostof us are unaware for the importance of space in communication until 1we are confronting with someone who uses it differently. For 2instance, we all have a sense of which is a comfortable interaction 3distance to a person with whom we are speaking. If that person getscloser than the distance in which we are comfortable, we usually 4automatically back up to reestablish our comfort zone. Similarly, if we feel that we are too far away from the person we are talking to,we likely to close the distance between us. If two speakers have 5different comfortable interaction distances, a ballet of shifting positions usually occurs until one of the individuals is backed into acorner and feels threatened with what may be perceived 6like hostile. As a result, the verbal message may not be listened to 7or understood as it is intended. 8 Comfort in interaction distance mostly has to do with the distance between faces that are looking directly at each other. Most people do not have the same feeling about physical closeness if theydo not have eyes contact. In a crowd or an elevator, people usually 9choose to not to look at anyone in order to avoid feeling. 10