Non-verbal communication skills of agricultural extension workers in Salah al-Din Governorate / Iraq.

The study aimed to identify the level of non-verbal communication skills among agricultural extension workers in Salah al-Din Governorate in general and to determine the relationship between the level of non-verbal communication and positive variables (age, educational attainment, contact with information sources, academic specialization, specialists towards extension work skills), and the research community for all agricultural employees successfully on the number of links, so what is the work in (Salah al-Din Employment Directorate, all its affiliated sub-branches, the extension center and its affiliated extension farms), the total study community (409) subjects, A proportional random sample of (196) respondents was selected, representing 48% of the total study population. The results showed that the level of non-verbal communication skills among agricultural extension workers in Salah al-Din Governorate is average and tends to decline. We conclude from this that there is a deficiency in the effective use of body language, which may be due to poor training and heavy reliance on traditional verbal communication. The results also showed a significant correlation between non-verbal communication skills and independent variables. In light of the results and conclusions, the researcher recommended designing specialized training programs that focus on the importance of body language in general in agricultural extension work to ensure more effective communication of information and the inclusion of non-verbal communication skills in academic curricula in universities and colleges to qualify agricultural graduates and to be in the form of a complete subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]