Patterns of Communication

Communication is most definitely a patterned interaction. Specifically, even in a speech, it goes from a statement of some sort to a reaction, and then a reaction by the speaker. In a conversation, it revolves back and forth from person to person who participates in said conversation. However, in a speech, it just goes from speaker statements, to audience reaction, to speaker reaction to the reaction of the audience, and then continues normally.

Because of the pattern, communication is similar to a game. This is true because, in order to actually pass along an idea, the actions need to be dictated by the target audience. Changing the strategy on how to persuade the demographic or simply communicate a specific point to the audience. Despite this, though, communication is still not exactly a game. A “game” is something one does to derive joy or entertainment, while communication is an action one takes in order to pass along a point or persuade a target audience to take a specific stance.