The four main reasons for communication

Here are the four main reasons for communication that we looked at earlier.

Activity A Watch the following video and then decide which of the following reasons for communication best fits this.

  • Expression of needs
  • Sharing information
  • Social closeness
  • Respect or social etiquette

Activity B Make notes on what is good about the healthcare professionals communication.

Activity

To access both the activities - Click on the two buttons below.

A). Identify and label the type of communication viewed in the above video?

Match Expression of needs,Sharing Information, Social Closeness and Respect or Social Etiquette. with all four video clips?

Type your answers below

Clip One

Sharing Information

Clip Two

Respect or Social Etiquette

Clip Three

Expression of needs

Clip Four

Social Closeness

Please Note: The information that you enter here is not recorded or saved and therefore we recommend if possible, that you print out your comments, if you would like to keep them as a record.

B). Make notes on what is good about the healthcare professionals communication?