Demonstrations

Carefully prepared presentation to show how to perform a skill or procedure
The procedure (e.g. L.P.) is carried out step by step before the audience
The demonstrator ascertains that the audience understands the steps of performing the procedure
The audience is involved in the discussion

• Advantages:

Dramatizes and arouses interest
- Persuades the onlookers to adopt the recommended steps
- Upholds the principles of ‘seeing is believing’ and ‘learning by doing’
- Can bring desirable behavior change (adopting the practice being taught)
- High motivational value
Commonly utilized in field of:
- Environmental sanitation: e.g. construction of a sanitary latrine, installation of a hand pump
- MCH: e.g. preparation of ORS
- Control of certain diseases e.g. scabies

Reference:
Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 23rd ed

Channels of communication: Channels of Communication
Barriers of communication: Barriers of Communication
Types of communication: Types of Communication
Methods of communication: Methods of communication
Methods of communication -Individual level approach: Individual Level Approach (methods of communication)
Methods of communication- lecture (chalk and talk): Methods of communication: Chalk and Talk (Lecture)
Methods of communication- demonstration: Demonstrations
Group Discussion: Group Discussion
Panel Discussion: Panel Discussion
Delphi method: Delphi Method
Work shop: Workshop
Role-play: Role Playing (Socio – Drama)
Conference: Conferences and Seminars
Methods of Communication - Mass Approach: Methods of Communication - Mass Approach