Friday, September 11, 2009
Communication Game
I can agree with the pragmatic model of communication. There is a lot in the process of communication that happens within a persons head. Many times there are things that we think about and scenarios we re-play in our heads that happen during communication. At times we think of a message and try to simplify it for our audience or the receivers of our messages. I do think there is a process of encoding and decoding that has to go on when communicating verbally. I do feel like communication is like a game. We play back and forth with individuals and audiences. There can be as little as 2 players and even as many as 100+. There is generally a strategy to communication (just like a game). There can also be 'winners' and 'loosers' in communication. Communication is also like a game because of the way we are faced with challenges. While communicating we have blocks and players...sometimes even on teams! I can also argue that Communication is NOT like a game. We do not necessarily need others to communicate an idea or to express ourselves. If I had to choose a side though I would say that Communication is primarily used like a game and heavily relies on the individual.
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Hi Jenelle,
ReplyDeleteYour thought about encoding and decoding really reminds me of how sometimes some people think out loud instead of forming their thought and then executing it. It's important to simplify your messages in ways that communicate well to others. Hearing someone ramble on can be exhausting/confusing. This is part of the game of communication, it's a strategic move. I also like how you tied in challenges that can arise during a game-- and the fact that often times communicating as a team is much like competing with teammates in a game. Another reason communication is not like a game could be that there isn't an official set of rules to follow like there are in sports or games like board games, like chess.