Provide people with dementia with your full attention during conversation, neutralize background noises such as radio, television, or street noise, that may distract them.

Make eye contact with the people you speak with. Do not speak behind their back or when they are unable to see you.

Address them by their name, introduce yourself, or remind them who you are (even if you are a family member).

Use simple words and uncomplicated sentences. If you are still not understood, repeat your statement or question. If necessary, rephrase your statements.

Refrain from using a loud and threatening voice.

Preferably such that have simple and clear answers, such as "yes" or "no". For example, what would you like to wear, a white or blue shirt?”, and display the two shirts. If the person you speak with struggles to respond, attempt to assist them, and interpret their message through their reactions.

Since long term memory is usually retained better than short term memory among people with dementia, it is advisable to ask questions about their past and refrain from inquiring about recent days.

Which may worsen the sense of helplessness for both you and the person with dementia you talk with. Even if they are wrong in their reality perception and confuse past events with present ones, refrain from correcting them.

They may cause embarrassment and accentuate their memory loss. Instead of confronting your relatives with dementia symptoms such as memory loss, introduce them to people you meet, including family members and close acquaintances, and explain the role of things in a respectful and patient manner.