Even silent films are understood in the way actors use hand gestures to emphasise what they are trying to get across. This can also help us spot when someone is not being entirely honest. Some may be obvious, such as someone saying “I'm fine” through gritted teeth, or telling a child off for misbehaving while laughing at what they are doing. Others are more subtle, like eye movements or micro-expressions that can be easy to miss. This is why it is especially important to take time to get to know a client, and pay attention to what they are not telling you as well as what they are saying.
Written - Written communication is the most appropriate when detailed instructions are required, when something needs to be documented, or when the person is too far away to easily speak with over the phone or in person. Letters, personal journals, e-mails, reports, care plans are some forms of written communication. Non-verbal - Your gestures, eye contact and movement, and the way you stand and sit all convey a message to the person you are communicating with. Use gestures appropriately, or leave your hands at your sides. Don't fidget, which is distracting, and avoid crossing your arms, which sends off the appearance of being angry or closed off.
Both are a quick way to make sure messages are received immediately. There is also written communication which is either by letter, email, fax or even SMS text messaging. This way of communicating can take longer to reach the recipient, therefore verbal communication would be the most up to date and the correct
if Bob is showing body language changes as in his facial expressions are showing anxiety and tension then it does not work for us to start giving orders or using nonviolent restraint because maybe a supportive staff response would help Bob became less anxious and tense. We must keep to using minimum intervention to encourage trust and relationship with Service User so we are not feared This is from my training I received. You must follow certain steps as not complying with the required
While a little amount of fear and lack of trust might be necessary, excess of these things is not good and prevents one from doing a lot of things including difficulty in communicating effectively. It is important that service users trust the service providers because the service user may not take the service providers advice with could be potentially dangerous or even life threatening. Some conditions, such as having a stroke, being depressed or having other mental health problems may affect an individual’s ability to communicate, because they affect the person’s
These quotations are very relevant to me, especially because I am a very expressive or kind of a talkative person. These reminded me that even how good or fancy I talk or say something, without backing it up with a clear action it is pointless. That is why it is better to just do more and talk less like the old saying tell us ‘Walk the talk’. Or the more I talk about something the more I should put a better effort in doing it. You would only prove a point if you back you words with definite and clear actions.
This can be overcome by speaking to them in a plain and simple speech and a calm and collected tone and using non verbal communication methods. 3.2 Identify barriers to effective communication. Barriers to effective communication could be: - Not understanding or being aware of a persons needs, wishes , beliefs and culture. Such as not understanding/misunderstanding an individuals words such as their slang words – that’s ‘sick’, understanding that it means something bad but due to their culture it means really good. - Not ensuring communication aids, such as hearing aids, are available, switched on or working.
Negative is when there is lack of eye contact, negative facial expression such as frown or yawn, body language of crossing arms and tones voice. Communication is not clear and is easily misunderstood. Always remember paying attention to non-verbal and verbal communication, put distracting thoughts aside and avoid being distracted. Responding by summarizing what the sender is trying to send the receiver. While responding, assert your opinions in a respectful manner and treat the sender like they would want to be treated.
This is because seating can affect individuals and influence their communication. A negative way that this could affect individuals communication is by having people sitting facing the wall as this would mean no one would want to communicate to each other. This communication barrier could be overcome by rearranging the seats so that people are able to see each other which would help them to want to communicate with one another, this could potentially mean everyone is able to communicate effectively, this would be a form of positive communication that I influenced by seating
When we use verbal communication our body language and tone of voice play a big factor on how what we say comes across. For example is your slouching when your talking them your tone of voice might come across as cant be bothered, where as if your sitting up straight you’ll come across as more positive. Verbal communication is important because without it we wouldn’t be able to communicate with other people effectively. Verbal communication helps you to determine how a person may be feeling or what they are trying to