President George H.W. Bush gave America a sense of impatience during the 1992 Presidential debate. To hold a successful conversation using the communication model, there are several components to follow. The communication model applies to a typical conversation between people. For example, think of the 1992 debate between George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. To start, the context of the conversation is what is going to be talked about. Bush and Clinton discussed issues about the recession, so the recession was the context of the communication. They interactively worked as a sender and a receiver, one passed on the message and the other comprehended it. The communication took place at a certain place, time and occasion- at the Town Hall in 1992 for the presidential debate. An element that is particularly significant to the communication model is the behavior that people demonstrate while communicating. Eye contact, body movement and facial expressions are examples how to show interest, or in this case disinterest, in the context of the conversation. I chose the 1992 debate as an example for the communication model because it reminds me of what not to do while communicating. Bush checked his wristwatch mid-conversation. (Check it out below.) It made his debate seem ineffective. This put a lot of negative feedback on Bush’s interest in the election and on the importance of the issue. Bush’s watch-checking blunder is a great example of how body language can be important to the communication model. Remember, when having a conversation, beware of your body language because you might give off the wrong message!
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