When I think of individual who demonstrate competent communications, I can't help but think of two awesome men of God Bishop T.D. Jakes and Joel Osteen. These two men are preachers of the gospel and share the word of God with millions of people on a weekly basis. Often on Sunday mornings or afternoons, I have the opportunity to listen in on the messages that these two men communicate before many different cultures of people.
Of the two men, I chose Joel Osteen. Joel Osteen has a certain way that he delivers his sermons to his audience and home viewers. He speaks in a very soft tone, he always has a smile on his face, and his choice words are always encouraging and uplifting. When Joel Osteen speaks, his body posture is very calm. He normally takes his time if he decides to leave the podium. Mr. Osteen is just a very calm and relaxing speaker. He hardly ever gets very loud or uses many wild hand gestures.
Joel Osteen communication behaviors are effective because of his demeanor. The demeanor he has captures the attention of his listeners to where they have no choice but to tune in to the words that are coming from his mouth. If I were a public speaker in a forum such as a church, I do believe that I would love to model the same communication behaviors as Joel Osteen. I have seen how effective his speaking has been with his calm demeanor and soft tone.
Bishop T.D. Jakes is a very powerful man of God and delivers his sermons and messages in a total different way. Bishop Jakes uses many different facial expressions, body languages, choice words that also capture the attention of his listeners and viewers.
What I have learned, is the fact that all audiences or listeners are not exactly the same types of group and speakers have to adjust their delivery methods to meet the need of the type of audience they are presented with.
Hello Cotati,
ReplyDeleteI do think you are very correct when you stated most audience try to address listeners according to their audience. I think this is so important to get the audience attention and is able to relate to all that is listening. I also, think Bishop T.D. Jakes is a very inspiring speaker that captivates his entire audience. Great post!!!
Cotati,
ReplyDeleteI think what a excellent way to be able to reach your audience. I have never heard of Joel Osteen but a soft tone seem to make a situation much better.
Darrell Sallam
I enjoyed reading your post and you provided very great points of communication. I agree with you about Joel Osteen communication behaviors are effective because of his demeanor. I really enjoy listening to him and I never paid so much attention to his communication skills until reading your post! Great post!
ReplyDeleteHi Cotati,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post. I have never watched Joel Osteen but from what you have written about him I think I want to tune in one day on his broadcast. However, I have watched T.D. Jakes numerous of times. I really like how he capture his audience with real life experiences, gestures with his hands and facial expressions, and his ability to keep your attention. I have sat thru many sermons with some boring and many interesting. From watching T.D. Jakes and knowing that his words are inspirational its hard to focus on anything else while he is speaking. Thank you for sharing. When I watch Joel Osteen I'm sure I will be looking at many things that you mention about him........
I appreciate that you mention the demeanor of this man. I think this is a very important part of communication that is sometimes taken for granted. We can tell a lot from a persons demeanor. Body language is a huge form of communication and I think sometimes you can tell more about a person's body language than their voice and words even.
ReplyDeleteMs. Cotati,
ReplyDeleteWhen you find a good speaker who speaks about God it really touches you in a way that embraces your heart and soul. Communication that is effective is the greatest; however, when they're speaking about God, it's outstanding. Thank you for sharing.
Brenda