are constantly building upon the CMM theory which was originally outlined in the 1970s. By constant corrections and revisions, the theorists are working toward improving the examination of communication interactions; however, with each new update, minor course corrections alter the terms and meanings, increasing the complexity of the overall theory. CMM has guided research in an array of contexts and disciplines. To conclude CMM, these models allow us to visualize why we express messages in the way we do whether its similar to peer coaching or in a LUUUTT model, etc. They offer us techniques that to understanding the depth of communication in specific scenarios and open the floor to other thoughts and perspectives on the engagement in a conversation. Now having read through all of the definitions, contributions, models, examples, and other linked connections, a bigger picture of CMM can be better understood and critically applied in everyday communication. Related communication theories Speech act theory: The idea that the meaning of a conversation is not limited to the meaning of the words. The words may gain new meaning depending on the situation or how they are used. Language is an action rather than just a means of sharing information. Important people: J. L. Austin, Adolf Reinach, John R. Searle. Symbolic interactionism: An influential perspective within sociology that purposed people's actions are guided by how they value things, which is in turn influenced by their society. Important people: George Herbert Mead, Herbert Blumer. Systems theory: A study of the abstract organization of phenomena, independent of their substance, type, or spatial or temporal scale of existence. Important people: Ludwig von Bertalanffy, W. Ross Ashby, Anatol Rapoport, Paul Watzlawick. Dialogism: Initially based on the interrelated conversation between works of literature and later expanded to the greater social experience. Important people: Mikhail Bakhtin. Structuration theory: Basically talking about how the production and reproduction of social life is fundamentally a recursive process that stretches across potentially great spans of time and space. Important people: Anthony Giddens. Footnotes References Anderson, R., L.A. Baxter, and K.N. & Cissna. Dialogue: Theorizing Difference in Communication Studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2003. Craig, Robert. "CMM Theory Coordinated Management of Meaning W. B. Pearce & V. E. Cronen". Bob Craig's Web Home. 7 October 1998. Crew Resource Management. RC135 FTU/CT. Crew Training International: 2008. Cronen, Vernon E., "Coordinated Management of Meaning: Practical Theory for the Complexities and Contradictions of Everyday