Demonstrative Communication Analysis

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Demonstrative communication does not include language, it focuses on the body, physiology and nonverbal. In our reading Business and Professional Communication chapter 2, it states that “nonverbal communication can lead to better interactions between doctor and patients as well as improve the diagnoses of illnesses.” This means that doctors and patients are often judging one another on the basis of their non-verbal actions. If a doctor gives the vibe that they do not care about the patient, then the patient will pay more attention to these messages, than to what the doctor is saying. Vice versa, if the patient acts as though he does not want to listed to the doctor about his own health, then the doctor will find it difficult to get his …show more content…

Emotion is a difficult thing to hide. In that same interview, if the interviewer asks “Are you excited about this position?”, and the person responds, “yes I am!”, but they say it in a very low tone, and they are looking down and not making eye contact, and they have a low, sad tone, and their face is relaxed with no smile, and they are not enthusiastic, this will give off the vibe that they are not excited. Face expressions are extremely important and they will tell someone exactly how you are feeling regardless of what you may be saying. In addition, it is very easy to give someone the vibe that you are unsure by how you shake their hand. Going back to the previous example, once the interview is finished and the interviewer reaches out to shake the applicant’s hand and the applicant moves his hand away or even shakes the interviewer’s hand very timid like, then the interviewer will sense the fear or lack of confidence and may make a decision right then not to hire him. In this example, it will affect the applicant in a negative way by not getting the job and it will affect the interviewer in a negative way because he will …show more content…

To be an effective communicator, one must pay attention to what they are saying verbally and physically. Once they can match these two forms of communications together, then they can effectively give a seminar, teach, or even provide some form of guidance. Many people communicate with hand gestures to help get their point across. It is very important to find what you are comfortable with so you can communicate effectively. Listening to someone is also important, especially in a professional setting. No one likes to repeat themselves and feel as though they are not being heard so, making sure you are asking questions and engaging is important to getting everything out of the