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The concept I found to be interesting was about the CMM theory. CMM stands for Coordinated Management of Meaning theory. This theory caught my attention because it facilitates good communication. It is one of the only theories that I agree works and that I try and practice in my life. It has an episode which is the event that two people are in. It has a relationship which “refers to the role obligations that we feel toward one another” (Trenholm, p.83). A life script which means our other identities that we play in the world and a cultural pattern which consists of the cultural norms were all supposed to follow. The CMM theory is a way of knowing the person you talk to through and through. So, if you know them well you make the right connections as they speak and you guys have a “flow” life conversation where you guys understand one another.