Practical Applications of Coordinated Management Model(CMM)

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Introduction
The coordinated management of meaning (CMM) model assists individuals engaged in a
conversations, in understanding the ways on which each person indulge in meaning making,
coordination and management during the overall communicative process (Imran, Chen, Wei &
Akhtar, 2019). The following paper will briefly expound on practical applications of CMM as
well as the minimal justification notion.
Discussion
CMM Model
Despite two or more individuals engaging in a conversation with each other, each person
is likely to interpret a conversation different and thus communicate in ways which are unique
and diverse. A lack of understanding of such differential interpretation results in interruptions
and conflicts during conversation. The CMM Model, due to its key theoretical principles of
coordinating, managing and arriving at a shared meaning of conversation, has been evidenced to
be useful in preventing unprecedented and undesirable interruptions during communication and
resultant conflict (Oktadiana, Pearce & Chon, 2016).
A key example where I exercise the application of the CMM model, was during the time
I had to work with a friend to deliver a group project on volcanoes. While my friend was
adamant that we deliver the project using a video and narration based PowerPoint Presentation, I
refused the same and suggested that we use something more creative, like a handmade model of
a volcano. However, we decided to first understand why we both were refuting each other’s
ideas and upon discussion, we learned that while my friend had excellent public speaking skills, I
personally always felt that attending presentations were monotonous. After understanding each