Demonstrative Communication Michael Linton BCOM/275 12-10-2010 Dannie Hayward
Demonstrative Communication
Demonstrative communication is an organized way of expressing feelings or transferring message to others. It is a process in which the speaker sends a message through dependable channel to the receiver, and the receiver gets the message competently
It is important to be aware of the ways or the style in which we are communicating, especially when concerning non-verbal communication.” According to various researchers, body language is thought to account for between 50 to 70 percent of all communication” (Cherry, n.d., p.1). The capability to apprehend, use non-verbal communication or body language is an influential tool that can help us associate with others (Segal, Smith & Jaffe, 2012). Eye contact is a direct and powerful form of communication. The direct gaze of the sender of a message may be viewed by the receiver as open, trustworthy, and confident. Another example would be concentrating and giving full attention to the speaker when he or she is talking to receiver, this gives the speaker the impression that he or she cares much about what the speaker is saying. The most common forms of demonstrative communication are facial expression, body language, and tone of voice. These nonverbal expressions can either put emphasis on what we are saying or it can also go against what a person is saying. How a person stands can also communicate how they feel, standing with arms crossed with their weight on one- foot whereas the other is forward slightly tapping the ground signifies to the listener that the receiver of the message does not agree with him or her, and the receiver is shut-off from whatever the speaker is saying. Nonverbal communication or body language is a major part of how people communicate, and there are differences from culture to culture (“Cultural difference in nonverbal communication,”). Patting a child’s head is considered to be a friendly or caring gesture in American culture; however, it is considered inappropriate by many Asians to touch someone on the head, which is believed to be a sacred part of the body ("Nonverbal communication,”). In Western culture, eye contact is understood as attentiveness and honesty; In these cultures people look each other in the eye when talking. However, other cultures, such as Hispanic, , and Native American, eye contact is considered to be disrespectful or