Explain Why People Communicate

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Why Do People Communicate?
People communicate in many different ways and also for many different reasons. There are a wide variety of ways in which people communicate however there are specific reasons as to why each individual does. For example: to give information to another individual to receive information from another individual to give instructions to another individual to retrieve information from another individual to discuss certain situations among individual(s) to make individuals aware of their points or concerns they may have to express their requirements amongst individuals to negotiate certain individuals to develop their learning needs
An example in the work place could be for when a member of staff is instructed another colleague on how to change nappies for younger individuals in a certain way due to health and
Eye contact refers to individuals behavior which differs from person to person. Certain people keep their eyes on you whilst your talking because they are absorbing as much information as they can where others can't or they may disagree with what your expressing to them.
Body language comes in many forms but it is a key way of finding out an individual(s) feelings. They may have their arms crossed due to being angry or they feel tense, they may shrug their shoulders or raise their arms due to indifference, or they may even have slouched shoulders in which this may mean that they don't feel confident.
Gestures are often used such as hand or head movements to reveal or hold back their feelings. In can also be used to make a point or to add emphasis within the communication. Nodding is a way of telling the apposing individual(s) to carry on talking or agreeing with them however, scratching of the head or face is a way of telling them that they may disapprove or that they are being