...Demonstrative Communication Communication in its simplest form is simply the act of transferring information from one place to another. By understanding the communication process, we know that in order to communicate you must have the following elements present: a sender and a receiver, a message that needs to be both encoded and decoded, a medium used to send and receive the message and any feedback. Defining communication and the communication process is quite simple, however when we think about how the various ways in which we can communicate, things start to become more complex. The ways in which we communicate can fall into four different categories which include: verbal communication, non-verbal communication, written communication, and visualization. In this paper I will focus on non-verbal or demonstrative communication and how it can be both an effective and ineffective way to communicate for both the sender and receiver. Verbal communication involves using words to communicate whether it’s done face to face, through telephone, or via online video conferencing equipment. Non-verbal or demonstrative communication is the opposite of verbal and includes a person’s body language, facial expressions, gestures, and also our tone of voice just to name a few. One of the most essential tools to being an effective communicator is to be aware of how you are perceived by others. (Skow & Whitaker, 1996) Effective communicators are not only aware of the messages that...
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...Paralinguistic is a form of verbal communication without words. This means that a person used things such as the tone of their voice to get messages across. It can and will come in the form pitches in the voice along with inflections and loudness. Body language is also a powerful form of demonstrative communication. This can consist of things such as touching someone, crossing of legs, standoffish, arm crossing and much more. Research shows that this form of communication has grown significantly since the 1970’s. [Need citation here. What research?] One form of communication that is both difficult and desired by many is eye contact. It is a direct and powerful form of communication. The direct stare of the sender of a message may be regarded by the receiver as open, trustworthy and confident. [Good description of demonstrative communication.] Effective and Positive Demonstrative Communication Demonstrative communication can be very useful in getting a message from a sender to the receiver successfully. It is used to reinforce verbal communication yet stands alone in conveying its own message. When the message is effective it will facilitate a respectful and positive connection. This form of communication can be both effective and positive if executed properly. There are many ways to do so by using one or a combination of several devices of the demonstrative communication. When you meet someone for an interview, one of the first things that you meet them...
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...Demonstrative Communication Name BCOM275 11-8-12 Abstract Demonstrative communication is one of the most basic but most essential communication methods available to humans. There are various types of demonstrative communication, including, facial expressions, tone of voice, and body language. Each method has advantages and disadvantages. By understanding these it is possible to convey a message that is clearer to the intended recipient. Humans are one of the most social animals, evolving culturally to specialize and take advantage of that specialization through the ability to communicate. Recent developments in communications technologies by way of cellphones, computers, and the Internet have expanded greatly the ability of people to communicate by written communication but nonverbal communication remains largely unchanged, besides the ability to do it over longer distances. Even with the technology today there is no substitute for a face-to-face conversation and the subtle cues that go along with it. In some ways communication through these nonverbal means is the most primitive form of communication, but it is still essential to leading a successful modern life. Things like facial expressions, tone of voice, and body language can add much more to a conversation than words can in some instances. When a doctor gives the family in the hospital waiting room bad news much can be found about their emotions through their facial expressions. They would not have...
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...Demonstrative Communication Name BCOM/275 January 30, 2012 Facilitator Demonstrative Communication Communication is more than the words that are sent and received. Messages are conveyed through appearance, gestures, and attitudes. Nonverbal communication is unavoidable. People communicate nonverbally before they can utter a single word. Words contribute surprisingly little to communication; about 2/3 of communication is nonverbal (Cheesebro, O’Connor, & Rios, 2010). The messages encoded in a person’s facial expressions, posture, and attire send a message about that person. Unwritten communication can contain several dimensions of nonverbal messages. The speed with which a person speaks can convey the importance of message. A person will speak rapidly when the message is urgent. Conversely, if the purpose of the communication is to inform or entertain, the tempo will be slower. The proximity and performance with and toward the other people convey details of the nature of the relationship they share. Body language includes posture, gestures, and facial expressions. Every action, whether deliberate or involuntary, is part of the nonverbal communication that people receive with a spoken message. In addition to these unspoken messages, the tone of a person’s voice carries different meanings. With all of these different messages sent in addition to the spoken words, how can a person be sure to communicate effectively? Research has shown that...
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...BCOM 275 Entire Course (UOP Course) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com BCOM 275 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 1 DQ 2 (UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 1 Individual Exercise 1.1(UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 2 DQ 1 (UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 2 DQ 2 (UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 2 Individual Assignment Demonstrative Communication Paper (UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 3 DQ 1 (UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 3 DQ 2 (UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 3 Individual Assignment Article Rebuttal (UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 3 Learning Team Debate Paper Outline (UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 4 DQ 1 (UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 4 DQ 2 (UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 4 Individual Assignment Knowing Your Audience Paper and Communication Release (UOP Course) BCOM 275 Week 5 Team Assignment Debate Paper Part A and B (UOP Course) ----------------------------------------------------------- BCOM 275 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP Course) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Which step in the communication process do you consider to be the most important? Why do you think this? Which of these steps is the most uncomfortable for you? Why is this? How might you work to change this? ----------------------------------------------------------- BCOM 275 Week 1 Individual Exercise 1.1 (UOP Course) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Complete exercise 1.1 from Ch. 1 of Communicating in the Workplace. Choose two misunderstandings you experienced and fill out the chart...
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...Demonstrative Communication Tammy Chasteen BCOM/275 January 13th, 2014 Barb Schmauder Demonstrative Communication Communication is the process of transmitting, relaying or sending and receiving messages. It involves not only the written or oral words we choose but also what we say with our body which is the nonverbal part of communication. Demonstrative communication is the style of communication that deals with the nonverbal and unwritten communication part of that process. Non-verbal communication includes facial expressions, the tone and pitch of the voice, gestures displayed through body language (kinesics) and the physical distance between the communicators (proxemics). (University of Phoenix, 2010). Demonstrative communication facilitates meaning and promotes the goal of communication which is shared understanding. This paper will discuss the positive and negative effects that demonstrative communication can have on the message as well as why. Why is understanding the nonverbal communication important? In researching this paper I found disagreements over how much of communication is nonverbal versus verbal. Sources agreed that the nonverbal percent of communication is higher than the verbal and most stated it was somewhere between 55% and 93% of the communication. Many senders and receivers are not even aware of their nonverbal communication even while it is occurring. What people say without words can be more informative than the words they speak. “Nonverbal Communication...
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...Demonstrative Communication Steven Hyatt BCOM/275 7/09/2012 Lenny Washington Demonstrative Communication Ever been in a meeting or conference and noticed the hand gestures, motions, body language, or just overall demeanor of the speaker or presenter. How did he or she appeal to those listening? Did they grasp on to what was being said? Or did they just gaze there in boredom hoping that it was over soon. Everyone at the meeting or conference was using some form of what is called demonstrative communication. This paper will discuss demonstrative communication and some of its different forms as well as how it could be effective or ineffective. It will discuss positive and negative aspects as well as how it relates to listening and responding. It will go over what demonstrative communication is all about along with examples. What is Demonstrative Communication? Demonstrative communication is related to getting a message or messages across to a person or group of people using means unrelated to verbal methods whether it be the sender or the receiver of these messages. Facial expressions, eye contact, posture, arm and hand gestures, as well as body movement can all in one way or the other be associated with this form of communication. Non-verbal communication is one of the main forms of this type of communication, being that when either we are talking or listening to others in various different settings we tend to...
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...Demonstrative Communication Mark van de Gohm BCOM 275 August 1st, 2012 Strozzo Demonstrative Communication Have you ever been talking to someone and get mixed signals? Maybe they are checking their watch, or rolling their eyes while you are trying to explain something. These are examples of demonstrative communication, also called nonverbal communication, which is any form of communication that does not use words. It has been shown that the actual words account for only seven percent of the meaning we are trying to express (pg 88). Demonstrative communication can be difficult to perceive the information with one hundred percent accuracy. The sender and receiver must be able to encode and decode each other’s demonstrative communications. Examples for the Sender and Receiver When communicating nonverbally, we must make sure that the demonstrative communication used is effective and understood in a positive way. Nonverbal communication is ninety three percent of our daily communication, although many times the sender and receiver misperceive some of the nonverbal communication. Nonverbal communication can also be seen in a positive and negative way depending on the way the sender or receiver interprets it. Effective Effective nonverbal communication depends on the receiver’s ability to comprehend all the sender’s cues. An example of effective nonverbal communication would be; walking by a coworker’s office and giving a “thumbs up” sign. This demonstrative communication...
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...Workplace BCOM/275 Laci Morrison April 30, 2013 Charles Benjamin Many say that communication is key. Communication is a form or getting information from one source to another one and it all starts with a sender/receiver. Then there is a process of changing thoughts and feelings into symbols. This is called encoding. There then follows decoding which is the process of putting meaning to those symbols. With all communication there must be a message and that is the thought, idea, opinion, or feeling being communicated. “The channel is the medium through which the message travels from sender to receiver.” (Cheesebro, O’Connor, & Rios, 2010). Lastly there is feedback. This is the receiver’s response to the message. We all love to receive positive feedback but in essence, feedback is the primary means of growing individual understanding. There are four types of communication. There is non-verbal, verbal, written communication, and visualization communication. Non-verbal communication is communicating by body language, facial expressions, and other signs, not words. Verbal communication is communicating face to face with words or by other means such as cell phones, television, video chatting on the computer, and radio. Written communication is just how it sounds. Writing a letter, chatting on Facebook, Tweeting are all written communication. Lastly visual communication is anything you can see such as chatting on a webcam, Skype, or face to face. Demonstrative communication is just...
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...Demonstrative Communication Paper Jesus Martin del Campo BCOM/275-Business Communications and Critical Thinking January 28, 2014 Rosyo Ramirez * * * * * * * * * * Demonstrative Communication Paper * How common is demonstrative communication in your everyday life? As I was researching I found out that demonstrative communication plays a very important role in our everyday communication being a key factor when we are doing business; especially if it is international business because what can be normal or common to us; might be disrespectful to others. Demonstrative communication can be effective and ineffective, positive or negative for the sender and the receiver; it is our job to figure it out how to interpret it and how we manage ourselves in-front of others. Demonstrative communication also involves listening and responding in different ways, not just verbally, I will explain this point fully in the following paper. * Description * Demonstrative communication can be delivered via body, physiology, or nonverbal. It is very important how you communicate nonverbally because it can affect your message and the receiver can misinterpret your point very easily. On the other hand, the sender can misinterpret the feedback of the receiver. Our body plays a very important role in nonverbal communication. For example, eye contact, gestures, tone of voice, body language, and among others. All these can affect...
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...Demonstrative Communication Jessica Brounson BCOM/275 August 11, 2014 Dr. Walker Demonstrative Communication There are many important aspects in life that one must consider. One important aspect is communication. Communication skills are required every day in life. Communication can be defined as a process which consists of sending and receiving messages (Cooper & Schindler, 2011). This process is important because it is used every day. This process can be done in several ways. Communication can be sent and received verbally and non-verbally. Verbal communication is the most known type of communication only because many do not know that communication is also nonverbal. One important type of nonverbal communication is demonstrative communication. Demonstrative communication is not spoken. It is a form of communication that is done by facial expressions, body language, and signs. Demonstrative communication can be effective, ineffective, positive, and negative for the sender and receiver. It also involves listening and responding from both the sender and receiver. Demonstrative communication can be both effective and ineffective in many ways. Demonstrative communication is usually effective when the message sent is sent correctly, when the message is comprehended easily, and when the message is sent correct. One must be able to understand the message clearly for it to be considered effective. This helps with avoiding confusion. The message should contain correct punctuation...
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...Demonstrative Communication Peggy Elzie Bcom/275 12 December 2011 Chris Yarnovich Demonstrative Communication The process of communicating is sending and receiving of messages. Communication has a variety of levels in which information could be sent or received. The types of levels include but are not limited to signals, writing, speech, exchange of thoughts, and behavior. Communication has been found to be visual or written, nonverbal or verbal. Visual communication includes PowerPoint’s and presentations although written communication is just the opposite, this can be done through articles, and e-mails. Nonverbal communication includes appearance, body posture, and eye contact while verbal communication is just that; this includes using tone of voice and speech. Demonstrative communication consists of unwritten and nonverbal communication and could involve many things as facial expressions, tone of voice, and body language (“What is Demonstrative Communication”, n.d). Nonverbal communication could transmit a message on it’s on but it is used to reinforce verbal communications, when both communications are used together a person will understand the message in it is entirety. Demonstrative communication is used to strengthen verbal communication. For an example, a car salesman dresses professional, has a friendly appearance, and has a solid handshake will speak with high capacity of person while on the job. The car salesman could rely on...
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...Nonverbal Communication Christopher Vivona BCOM/275 October 9, 2014 Mr. Mark Trollinger Demonstrative Communication, that is non-verbal and unwritten communication, consists of facial expression, tone of voice, and even body language. Though it would seem that this type of communication is much less important than verbal communication, the opposite is often true. Albert Mehrabian's study on silent messages found that only 7% of the audience that participated in the study looked to the actual words used to determine the message the speaker was sending. Moreover, it found that when there was confusion between the words and nonverbal communication, the people would believe the nonverbal message oppose to the words being used (Morgan). Knowing how to properly communicate using demonstrative communication is what allows this type of communication be be effective and positive for both the sender and the receiver. However, perfecting this skill takes practice. Communication often begins even before verbal greetings are exchanged. A facial expression is often the first nonverbal communication between two people. For example, being greeted by a warm smile may encourage an individual to engage in a conversation with another person. Alternatively, if an individual is met with a stern look, they are likely to avoid conversation with that person. Facial expressions within a conversation can vary widely and some may have many possible messages that the receiver must interrupt...
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...Demonstrative Communication Paper Korey Free BCOM/275 March 3, 2014 Sandra Otero Demonstrative Communication Paper Demonstrative communication is defined as any communication that is non-verbal and non-written. This can apply to hand gestures, facial expressions, tones of voice, body posture and position, eye contact, and anything else that doesn't involve the spoken or written word. Demonstrative communication can be used by itself, but more often it accompanies verbal communication, and serves to enhance it, or sometime to detract from it. Used by itself demonstrative communication can send powerful messages, even when the sender doesn't say anything. A stern look from a parent or a boss can get instant results from kids or workers that aren't doing what they are supposed to be doing. Sometimes demonstrative communication shows the listener that the speaker is saying one thing when they mean something else! For instance, if we try something someone has cooked, and we don’t like it, but we tell them that we do because we do not want to hurt their feelings, a facial expression can give us away! When we know someone well, we can tell right away if they are sad or upset, just by the look on their face, and by their posture. Even though they haven't said anything, we might approach them to ask "what’s wrong?” When someone is speaking, they can use hand gestures to direct the listener’s attention to where we want it. Many people use hand gestures to add emphasis to what...
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...Demonstrative Communication Jennifer Livengood Business Communications and Critical Thinking – BCOM 275 March 10, 2014 Bob Hanks Communication is the exchange of information either in verbal or written messages. These messages are sent by someone and received by someone else. In order for any communication to take place, the sender and receiver must be part of the equation. Demonstrative communication involves facial expressions, body language and the tone of voice that someone uses as a form of sending and receiving information non-verbally and by unwritten means. Facial expressions can be considered either positive or negative, depending upon what type of expression someone gives. A smile, for example, would be considered a positive facial expression, while a frown would be just the opposite, and perceived as negative. A grin could be either positive or negative, depending on the person receiving the grin and who they perceive it. Body language is a powerful method of communication, without using any words. An important body language movement would be eye contact. Maintaining eye contact with the person you are communicating with gives others the knowledge that you are confident and know what you are talking about. If someone doesn’t maintain eye contact, it can give the other person/s doubts about how honest or knowledgeable they really are. When communicating, your tone of voice is also important. Maintaining a constant, consistent tone of voice will allow...
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