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It argues that interpreters need strong knowledge of facial expression, tone of voice, eye contact, gestures, body posture, and related non-verbal signals to deliver complete and accurate interpretation. The study highlights a practical concern: ignoring non-verbal cues can lead to misunderstanding, misinterpretation, and embarrassment for interpreters and the organizations or media networks they represent.","The Significance of Non-Verbal Communication in Oral Translation  \nAhmed Qader Mohamedamin  \nIndependent Researcher  \n[ahmadkader53@yahoo.com](ahmadkader53@yahoo.com)  \n[DOI](DOI:  10.23918/vesal2023v54)[: ](DOI:  10.23918/vesal2023v54)[ 10.23918/vesal2023v54](DOI:  10.23918/vesal2023v54)  \nABSTRACT  \nThis research aims to discover a different definition of interpretation and how non-verbal communication is a fundamental interpretation part. Therefore, an interpreter without a good knowledge of non-verbal communication cannot be a complete interpreter. The interpretation process is not only the process of meaning transference from one language to another; it is also the transference of the facial expression, tone of voice, eye contact etc.  \nThe problem of this study is that most interpreters do not take non-verbal communication into consideration, and they do not have enough information about it. This will be proved through an incident happened while USA president Joe Biden delivered a speech in April this year for which all details of the reason illustrated clearly. The lack of knowledge about non-verbal communication can cause problems while interpreting or analyzing a speech of a president or a government official or speaker. It leads to misunderstanding and misinterpretation that might be embarrassing for the interpreter and the organization or the Media network they are working for.  \nNon-verbal communication can be used in different forms, each illustrating or replacing a specific part of verbal communication. It contains many more figures than anyone might think in the first place. So non-verbal signs/Communications play a significant role in the interpretation. It is the essential base in the interpretation process; interpreters have to concentrate on these elements to carry out a successful interpreting process and achieve great interpretation results.  \nThe data of this study is mainly taken from books and articles about translation, Interpretation and Nonverbal Communication. The exemplification is primarily drawn from English sources, books and articles that have partly been opted out depending on selfexperience. Therefore, it is analyzed through a questionnaire in which eighteen professional translators/interpreters are asked seven questions regarding the importance of Non-Verbal Communication in Oral Translation. In conclusion, the outcome of this manuscript reiterated that interpretation and Non-Verbal Communication complete each other; the latter cannot be perfect without the former.  \nKeywords: Oral Translation, Verbal, Non-Verbal Communications, Interpretations, Facial Expression, gestures, Eye Contact, Speech.  \n1. INTRODUCTION  \nIt is very typical if we don’t know about many aspects of non-verbal communication when we hear about this topic. What comes to mind immediately are body gestures or facial expressions. However, there are too many aspects. For this reason, chapter two begins with a definition of non-verbal communication, and chapter three illustrates these definitions with Types of Nonverbal communication. They also demonstrate the significance of non-verbal communication in daily life. In this paper, the task of the interpreter is coded in two steps: first, the transfer of  \na message from the speaker to the interpreter and secondly, the transfer of this message from the interpreter to the audience.  \nTherefore, the work of interpretation is not only converting the source language meaning into the target language, but most importantly is to grasp the meaning of what is said verbally through the non-verbal communications such as gestures, facial expression, tone of voice, body posture that can convey more that the words uttered.  \n2. METHODOLOGY  \nThe data of this study is mainly taken from books and articles about translation, Interpretation and Nonverbal Communication. 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