Communication is a vital component of our world and yet, 65% of this communication is non-verbal. I will discuss the different types of verbal and non-verbal communication in this article based on an episode of Doctor Who. This episode chronicles Matt Smith's first time playing the Doctor and the different types of communication he uses throughout the episode. Matt Smith's performance in this episode shows me that he has mastered both verbal and non-verbal communication when playing the Doctor. Throughout this episode, the Doctor is low on context in every conversation he has. This is best shown at the beginning and end of the episode. At first, when he meets Amilia Pond and demands that he wants an apple. When they enter the kitchen, she gives him an apple, he takes a bite of the apple and says, “I hate apples; apples are trash. This lasts about five minutes, he demands different foods and then says he hates it. After finally finding something willing to eat, he begins asking Amilia questions about her personal life: "Are we in Scotland?" ", "Where are your mom and dad? » and “So your aunt, where is she?” » He completely ignores her feelings on personal matters and continues to question her for more information. At the end of the episode, after defeating the aliens, he calls them back to earth via cell phone. He says, “Oh, I didn’t say you could go!” Article 57 of the Shadow Proclamation, it's a level five planet and you thought you could burn it? Did you think no one was watching? Come back here now! For me, this is the best example of his frankness. In this example he holds nothing back when he demands the aliens return just so he can scold them...... middle of paper ...... the alien took the form she thought , so the doctor tried to make him think about what the alien actually looked like, in the hopes that it would break the bond. The way the doctor did this was to place his hands on her face so she knew someone was trying to help her break free from the bond. This created a nonverbal bond since she couldn't hear what the doctor was saying at the time. Matt Smith's performance in this episode seeded the mastery of verbal and non-verbal communication when playing The Doctor. He is a very direct, polychrome and denotative individual throughout this episode. It integrates non-verbal reinforcements ranging from kinesics to proxemics, including paralanguage and haptics. By doing these things, he not only brings his own twist to the Doctor, but also makes his acting realistic to bring the viewer into the story of Doctor Who..