Seinfeld and communitcation

Seinfeld is a show that covers all areas of communication. The characters of the show each portray all different aspects of communication in their own special way. The aspects of communication that were most common in Seinfeld are communication in relationships and nonverbal communication. Each character communicated differently in their relationships that they were involved in. Each character communicated nonverbally. The character Kramer was the one most noticeable communicating nonverbally.

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Besides from the close talker there was also Kramer’s girlfriend, who was a low talker. Seinfeld mocked this characteristic by having Elaine and Jerry nod their heads and agree with everything she was saying. The problem with that was that they had no idea what she was saying and Jerry ended up agreeing to do something he had no idea what it was.

After some time they built a new relationship that was a friendship instead of an intimate one. Since they were once a couple it wasn’t that difficult because they already accomplished several steps that are necessary in relationship development. They already communicated with each other and integrated as a couple, they just now had to bond or come to an agreement that would allow them to talk to each other openly about their intimate relationships (McAvoy, Feb 21, 2003). They regained the openness factor, which is key in a healthy relationship, and they were now able to comfortably talk about their dates and even sexual experiences with each other (McAvoy, Feb 21, 2003).

In another episode that dealt with first impressions was when Elaine and Jerry played matchmaker for George and one of Elaine’s friends. This episode did a great job on how women and men communicate within the same sex. Elaine and Jerry first tried to describe possible similarities the two of them might have, because individuals seek others who are similar to them (McAvoy, Feb 17, 2003).

The four main characters were not the only ones that used nonverbal messages. Seinfeld exaggerated characters nonverbal attributes to raise interesting points on how some people communicate. These characters mocked certain communicational characteristics that people have. Some of them are close talking, low talking, and winking.

In one of the episodes Elaine introduced her boyfriend to her friends. The problem with her boyfriend was that he was a close talker, which is a person who invades a person’s personal or intimate space. Elaine’s boyfriend introduced himself to Jerry while standing only several inches away from him. Jerry did not react as badly to the invasion of intimate space as Kramer did. When the boyfriend approached Kramer, Kramer nearly fell over. This exaggerated the invasion of a person’s personal space (McAvoy, Jan 31, 2003).

As for Jerry and Elaine, their relationship communication was on a different level in the beginning years of the sitcom. Jerry and Elaine used to be a couple, but they broke up and wanted to remain friends. Remaining friends after breaking up is a difficult thing to do, since key

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