Demonstrative_Communication

Demonstrative Communication BCOM275 29 Sep 11 Douglas Morgan Demonstrative communication is exactly what it sounds like. One is demonstrating while they are trying to communicate. It can be verbal and/or non-verbal. Verbal demonstrative communication can be inflection, tone, or volume. Non-verbal demonstrative communication can include facial expressions, body movements/language, appearance, or something else that another can take in with their senses. In order to convey a message or persuade a particular point to one or more people, demonstrative communication is usually always used in one form or another. Just talking to someone in a monotone, robotic voice will usually always lose your audience. Any time you communicate, you are trying to send a message to the receiver and you want that message to be received and understood in such a way that the receiver gets the correct message. If you want to send someone the message that you have lots of money, you will dress and act accordingly. You will buy extravagant items and try to flaunt these things. A heated argument includes loud voices and wild gestures. A loving relationship can include softer tones and touching. A real good example of this type of communication would be a pastor/preacher in a church. During counseling or church events, the pastor is usually calm and his mannerisms will be comforting. His voice is soft, but can also be authoritative or sympathetic in tone. He can use an arm on or over the shoulder with varying degrees of pressure can also help to convey his message of advice or prayer. When he gets up on his pulpit on a Sunday morning to preach to his flock, he wants to make sure that his message of God is received in a positive way to the people in attendance. Many times he will have a microphone to raise his volume in order to ensure all can hear him. His robes or suit are colorful. His appearance is immaculate. He wants to project his authority to the people. He will have multiple and varying of inflection in his voice for certain words. His hand gestures and body language will be wild at times and subdued in others. He usually knows his audience and what type of this communication works well with them. He will also survey his audience during his sermon or counseling session and look for favorable or negative responses and adjust his tactics accordingly. He will notice if new people have come to the church and try to make their experience in the new church a positive one. Positive responses from his churchgoers can include, but are not limited to; clapping, smiles, nodding, yelling out, hand gestures, attentive stares, and other body movements. Negative responses could be scowls, shaking of the head, frowns, and inattentiveness, daydreaming, or looking away. Demonstrative communication is a huge part of the poker game. Poker players rely on playing against the other players more than do playing their hand. Good poker players learn to “read” the other players in order to win hands they would normally not win. Bluffing is an integral part of the game and if you can successfully bluff and see when others are bluffing, you will usually win. Players give off tells all the time and if you can figure out what those are, you will have an advantage over them. A few things that players look for in others is; breathing patterns, eye contact, twitches, facial and hand movements, shaking, voice tones, and general overall composure. There are plenty of instances in a poker game when the worst hand wins because a player can make others fold. The player can read the other players as weak. Even if he has a very weak hand himself, he can project a great hand with his mannerisms. If another player can pick up on this, he can make a lot of money or chips. He has the option of continuing to let the other player project a big hand even though he is weak. He allows this by just calling each bet the other player makes until the cards are shown to reveal the other player was bluffing. He can also raise the other player after he bets and make him fold. The player is raking in the chips in either scenario. Demonstrative communication plays a part in all communications and some people are more susceptible to its effects than others. People that can successfully use this type of communication can be labeled as manipulative, persuasive, conniving, innovative, charismatic, or sneaky. References No references were needed in the writing of this paper.