Demonstrative Communcation

Demonstrative communication is a way of communicating that is unwritten, nonverbal, and it also involves tone of voice, body language, facial expressions, gestures and many more. By now we are all aware of a communication that is effective or ineffective, and a communication that is positive or negative for the sender or the receiver. When we look at Ad Hominem, we see how demonstrative communication can be ineffective in an argument. The main idea behind the ad hominem fallacy is to accuse the person making a claim that he is portraying some evil deed or negative feature. An opponent making a claim is attached based on his character rather than the knowledge he portrays, this makes the opponent credibility questioned even though he may be portraying the truth. On the other hand we can see an effective communication when we respect the opinions of others by listening to their views other than judging their claim based on one side of their story.

Demonstrative communication can be negative when you are talking to a person or an associate, who is not paying attention to you while you are talking to him. When a person is looking at other things while you are talking to him, this shows that the person you are talking to is being disrespectful and has no interest in a conversation you are trying to engage him. Sometimes we see negative demonstrative communication when the associate you are talking to is busy rolling their eyes. This situation is negative and can lead to frustration by the party sending the message. On the other hand we see negative communication when we send an e-mail or a fax message to a colleague. When the receiver of the message does not respond in a timely manner or not responding at all, this shows a negative communication. When talking to a person who is slouching, it just sends a negative message that they are not interested in the discussion. When we use exaggerated hand and body gestures or not paying attention to the client or our supervisor, then it shows that we would rather be doing something else somewhere and that can lead to a negative situation because the person communicating to you might think that you are ignoring them.

We can have a positive and effective demonstrative communication when we engage in a conversation positively. When your supervisor at work is talking to you, it is important that you look him in the eye. This shows that you are paying attention to what the supervisor is talking and you are also showing respect to the person talking to you. For example, I am an employee at Caring Hands of America and we have a female supervisor Lourdes. She prefers you look her in the eye when she is talking, she thinks you listen well when having a discussion with her by paying attention and listening. This positive situation is important in a communication because you are showing respect to the person sending the message and when we pay attention to them, it is unlikely for you to make