Pathos In Non Verbal Communication

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Our text book describes communicative value of nonverbal communications as communication by nonlinguistic means, whether visually, physically, or vocally, another meaning involves messages expressed without words. Nonverbal communication involves messages expressed without words. Nonverbal resembles verbal communication in some ways and is quite different form it in others
None verbal is the process of intentionally or unintentionally signal meaning how we want other to view us. We also convey emotions none verbal communication is ambiguous, open to more than one interpretation, having a double meaning. None verbal communication refer to as powerful because we form impression of others mostly from nonverbal observations about physical appearance
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Does the audience believe you are of good character?
Does the audience believe you are an authority on this speech topic?

Ethos is your level of credibility as perceived by your audience
Pathos means emotional appeals example is Television, pathos is the most powerful land most effective Example sometime a story can make the connection. Pathos is the quality of a persuasive presentation which appeals to the emotions of the audience.
Pathos ask the questions do your words evoke feelings of love, sympathy, fear
Do your visual evoke feelings of compassion, envy
Do your characterization of the competition evoke feelings of hate, contempt?

Logos means the argument itself and it must flow. logos is critical to your success. logos ask the questions Does your message make sense?
Is your message based on facts, statistics, and
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We normally use paralanguage multiple times per day and not become aware of it. Body language, voice, gestures and delivery often conveys just as much meaning as spoken words. Good communicator have the ability to gauge how their own paralanguage affects others and are to alter it so as to gain others? trust and to project confidence.

The process of Audience Analysis tells the audience why it?s relevant to them and why they should listen. There are three ways of audience analysis
Demographic involves age, gender culture, ethnicity, race religion and educational level it is important and this concept is helpful in public speaking if you are going to hold the attention of your audience.

5. I found audience knowledge very informative because your audience is most important if you don?t know your audience how you can hold their

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