Demonstrative Communication

Demonstrative Communication

Demonstrative communication is the process of sending and receiving of message from a sender to a receiver by expressing how he or she may be feeling and thinking. Demonstrative communication involves the exchange of messages and thoughts through the process of verbal and nonverbal communication and active listening. Nonverbal communication is just as important as the words we speak when communicating with others. Demonstrative communication can be effective or ineffective, and positive or negative, depending on how the message is communicated. Communication is the foundation of any relationships, both personally and professionally.

The topics to be discussed are the importance of demonstrative communication and the role verbal and nonverbal communication plays in our everyday communication process. How you message can be effective or ineffective, positive or negative depending on how your message is communicated and received. To have an effective communication your message must be accurately relayed in a way the listener understands. Ineffective communication occurs when you are unable to communicate a clear message. Communication may develop from the sender and receiver in a number of ways, from a conscious or unconscious hand and arm gestures, tonal, and facial expressions. This exchanged may be done through visual or written communication from a sender to the receiver.

Eye contact is a very important part of the communication process it can show attentiveness and honesty, or the lack of respect. Lack of good eye contact can create communication barriers leading to a weakening in the communication process. When it is concerning our own personal relationship and eye contact it can show our moods good, or bad. In the business environment eye contact, when giving speeches or simply speaking to another coworker adds credibility to your message." This study found that increased direct eye contact, by a speaker to his or her audience, enhances the audience's perception of the speaker's credibility." (Rasberry, 1979, p. 21-29).

The tone of one's voice plays a large role in the communication process. The tone in a message can be positive or negative. For example if the sender of the message has a very loud angry tone the message will become negative. If the sender has a clam even tone the message can be received as being positive. The tone of our words carries meaning and subtle but very strong clues about our true feelings and what we are truly intending to communicate. When communicating with a group or an individual the tone of the message should be direct and strong. With a clear and strong tone in the message the likely hood of any misunderstanding may be minimized. "When humans produce speech sounds, the resulting productions contain linguistic information related to the intended message and nonlinguistic indexical information about the speaker producing the utterance."(Mullennix, Bihon, Bricklemyer, Gaston, Keener, 2002, p. 255-283).

Facial expressions can relay many messages to the receiver without speaking one word. Facial expression can convey embarrassment, shame, sadness, anger, contempt, fear, and enjoyment. Most of the

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