Demonstrative communication has to do with unwritten or nonverbal communications involving body language, tone of voice, facial expressions and how people project their image through materialistic means and ownership. Demonstrative communication complements verbal communication through projection of body language to reflect what is or is not verbally being communicated.
Most of our communication is exhibited through Demonstrative communication and it’s important to understand this form of communication is different in one country or culture than the next. In many countries a warm hand shake is a respectful sign of greeting, but in other cultures a boa or a kiss in the face is considered the preferred method of greeting in its most respectful gesture. Some speakers develop unique nonverbal communications that allows them to be read, to relate and to comfortably feel connected with his or her audience.
Speakers read off nonverbal communication feedback such as facial expressions and body movements from his or her audience to determine if their message is being received and understood. These forms of nonverbal feedback is an effective means for a speaker to determine if words need to be reiterated, simplified or just need more explanation. At times, a speaker may have to change course with his or her speech to insure his or her audience is learning what a speaker set out to teach. Knowing and understanding demonstrative communication could mean the difference between his or her audience leaving with their expectations met or the ineffectiveness of the speaker to connect with the audience and thus leaving with lack of understanding and purpose.
There are six steps in the communication process that consist of the sender, receiver, encoding, decoding, message, channel and feedback. Each of
