Demonstrative Communication

Demonstrative Communication

Berlo (2010), in the Communication Process has defined communication as a method of passing information and messages from the sender to the receiver. To effectively communicate, one must incorporate verbal and non verbal modes of communication. In addition, one should use visual and written modes of communication to pass on thoughts, speech, information, writing, behavior and speech. Verbal communication includes many aspects including written and oral means of communication. On the other hand, non verbal communication may include eye contact, gestures, body posture as well as facial expression. Demonstrative communication combines unwritten and nonverbal ways through which verbal communication is reinforced. Therefore, demonstrative communication is a way through which an individual can pass on and receive wordless information.

Demonstrative communication is the most effective way of conveying messages where verbal communication has failed. Sometimes it is the best way of sending and receiving messages to reveal more about an individual. For instance, during job interviews a friendly demeanor, handshake and proper dressing can tell much about a person. Indeed, the best way to learn who a person is can be by observing the way he/she uses demonstrative communication. Demonstrative communication ways like facial expression or the way a person smiles will tell more about that person if you were meeting him/her for the first time. The way an individual uses tone variations is very vital in communication, an individual who speak cheerfully is better placed to convince and counsel people who are in need of counseling therapy. For sure, through demonstrative communication, a person has got a chance to express his/her personality. This is why you will find individuals in big offices wearing executive clothes to prove their dominance and outline their abilities as real leaders.

The positive communication skills and feedback that results from demonstrative communication can be very useful in professional and personal situations. Indeed, as explained above most people develop lasting ideas based on their first impressions regarding the demonstrative communication like dressing that they see. This is why if one comes across someone who is interesting to be around; the person will have positive everlasting memories of the person. On the other hand if people bores you during the first time of your conversation, it is not easy neither is it possible that you will talk to the same person again (Roy, 2010).

As much as demonstrative communication is very effective in a number of ways, it also has some limitations. To start with, demonstrative communication do not involve verbal communication, thus it is only a wordless kind of communication. In this regard, it has failed to meet the complexity that language offers. Through verbal communication we have managed to know our past and

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