Patterned Interaction

I think it does make sense to think of communication as a patterned interaction, by doing so we are taking note of the behaviors and actions of the participants. I think we tend to change and interact differently with certain people then we do others, and the way the book described the game of chess made a perfect example. It becomes a patterned reaction when we intend to wait for others to respond. Often we anticipate the others “move” before they even say anything. I think communication can be very much like a game. Sometimes we tend to try to think of our next move or what to say during a conversation, and as we are listening to others we often think about how we will respond. The way it is different from a game is that there is no winner within the interaction and there really never needs to be.