1. What parts of the communication process appear in this scene? Note each part of the process that you see in the scene.
2. What type of communication does this scene show: small group, large audience, or persuasive?
3. Do you think Patch Adams is an effective communicator? Why or why not?

Hunter “Patch” Adams (Robin Williams), a maverick medical student, believes that laughter is the best medicine. The rest of the medical community believes that medicine is the best medicine. Unlike traditional doctors who remain aloof, Patch Adams wants to be close to his patients. Williams’s wackiness comes through clearly in this film, which is based on a true-story.
This scene comes from the film’s early sequence “The Experiment,” which takes place after the students’ medical school orientation. Patch Adams and fellow medical student Truman Schiff (Daniel London) leave the University Diner. They begin Patch’s Experiment for changing the programmed responses of people they meet on the street. Along the way, they stumble upon a meat packers’ convention where this scene occurs.