SPC1017-BLOG 1-Group 3

 Walfrido Maulini

Within these three presentations the basic idea of all three chapters surround one main concept that is in communication. In my own humble opinion I believe communication is a very important aspect of our everyday life. Communication is something that needs to be brought up in everybody's life at a very young age in order to be able to improve it and progress as time moves on. As people bring it up in their minds communication can progress and with progressing communication one can successfully be able to express themselves freely and effectively with those who surround them. 

Group one kicked off the presentations by introducing us to the intercultural communication section the section opens the eyes of everyone who listen and really demonstrated that they are vast numbers of cultures and subcultures are a little subcategory in which they depend on such as sex, gender, race, and even Socioeconomic status. We are set some examples on how many misunderstandings can occur if there's a lack of knowledge towards the same culture group. For example, a handshake might have a professional meeting here in the United States could have the opposite meaning in a different culture. Therefore, being knowledgeable about other people and their distinct cultures can avoid future dilemmas from occurring.

Ethnocentrism is a barrier mentioned by the group which is a belief that one culture (your own) is better than another. When someone immigrates to the United States from a different part of the globe certain customs used in their hometown will have a high chance of not being used here. It does not necessarily mean that our society is rude or ignorant but just that it has different ways of doing things and communicating.

We are giving certain steps to follow in order to better interact with individuals from a different culture. As human beings, tolerance is important  and having an open mind is Key.

 

Next, we have group two that presents us with communication and group. This chapter discusses different types of communication skills ranging from family and friends to the work environment. Communication comes in different types such as texting, via email, phone calls, FaceTime, and in person. The process all depends on which mean you were using. It has been concluded by the majority of the people that in person is considered one of the most difficult means of communication. Personally, although it could be a little frightening at times face-to-face is one of the richest forms of communication. Not only can you express yourself using distinct facial expressions that won’t be able to be explored via text messages but you can use tones of voice in order to dissect a person’s true feeling towards the conversation.

 

 

Following up with the presentation group 2 moves on to describe some healthy characteristics within a group. A healthy group must depend on one another. They make sure to have each other’s backs. A healthy group must also be able to work efficiently together. A cohesive group has no reason to separate from one another. Within a healthy group each member must be held accountable for their own actions in order to improve them and better the group itself. Just like there are healthy groups there are also unhealthy groups. These certain groups could be gangs or cults. The main focus of these groups is not necessarily to help the public rather cause harm to themselves and others.

                             

There are certain stages to group development. Once the first step in forming the group is done, they must now figure out the common goal of the group. When each member collaborates, trusts and motivates each other they can achieve the group's common goal. Shared tasks will become much easier to complete once these factors are settled in. Completing certain tasks and achieving these goals allow the team to grow and move on to more challenging or different tasks. And with moving on the structure of the group doesn’t necessarily have to change. Conflicts can arise in any situation in life. With that being said, groups can often encounter these so-called conflicts. To tie in with what group one said with group 2’s presentation, conflicts can arise due to lack of knowledge of one’s culture. Other conflicts can occur because of the personality difference between its members.

And lastly we end with group 3’s presentation. Our topic was about leadership and problem solving.  There are two kinds of leaders in which we learn about. The formal leaders which are the ones were formally chosen by the group and the informal group leaders who will occasionally leave the group in certain situations. The givers of the group release information in which they have knowledge about and allow the group to consider them and analyze them. On the contrary we have the seekers who are more to ask questions in order to get the group members to contribute to the conversation at hand.

Group 3 was also in charge of evaluating the group's effectiveness. The group dynamics is the way groups interact with each other in order to achieve a common goal. With that being said Success cannot come from 1 person in a group. you must work together in order to define and analyze a problem, generate the solution, and choose which course of action will take place. A simple example could be a sports team that cannot get it together and are down. a timeout is called in order to define the issue and choose what they will do to solve it. A great example of working together is a formula 1 pit stop. Everyone has their jobs but if they don’t work together the racer will not get back in time. An important aspect is to evaluate one another. groups that effectively stop and evaluate each other and how their interactions are affecting the group and their common goal are more likely to succeed. groups can get together and discuss the overall performance of the group members and how effective their approach is to reach the group’s goal.