The media types of communication we used the group, effectively communicated through Join.Me, Linked-In, and Dropbox sharing information and files we need to complete our assignments. The timeframes were set using with the course syllabus, and we communicated to ensure everyone stayed focused and on course to complete individual and team assignments. Constant communication through our media choices helped the team effectively communicate what each person’s responsibilities were, and we summarized our team responsibilities through several emails and our conference calls. We had a solid communication plan if anyone would miss the conference calls we would call or send that team member an update. Through all the media we used, we were able to file share and support all the team members towards successful completion of
D1: Evaluate interpersonal and written communications techniques Over the course of this unit I have had numerous times where verbal exchanges have happened and while this has happened I have kept calm, focused and been clear when speaking to show my confidence when presenting. First impressions are important because they have most impact on the rest of the verbal exchange so using eye contact and giving a smile during this would give a good impression as they can relax and see you as kind. When presenting if you paraphrase certain things, it can help people understand what is going whereas if you didn’t they would just be clueless about the rest of the presentation. Plus summarising the main points at the end can help people understand
Explain how own role and practice can impact on communication with an individual who has specific communication needs. Depending on the individuals specific communication needs, it is vital to manage the way you communicate, be it through sign language, verbal or by other means, to suit each and every individual. Some individuals rely on lip reading to be able to understand what someone is trying to communicate to them, to that you would face towards them making sure you speak clearly, this way it is easier for this individual to understand you. The same applies with all forms of communicating, if using sign language, make sure all hand motions are visable, if someone is hard of hearing, be sure to speak in a clear tone and at a volume that they will be able to hear. If you try to communicate incorrectly with a person with very specific ways of communicating, then it is possible to cause the individual distress, cause aggressive behaviour due to anxieties, give
Just as much importance should be placed on listening skills. A major part of communicating effectively is ensuring you listen to your colleague’s ideas and views. Try and understand their point of view before communicating yours. Always be aware of how you say something as things can often be misunderstood or taken the wrong way simply because of how something was said. ------------------------------------------ A teaching assistant can offer support and encouragement to other team members by being easy and open to communicate with.
Aside from the class content I learned that I don’t wait for things to happen I went into this telling my group that under no circumstance could I lead this project but I found myself incapable of waiting for things to evolve on their own, I have more of a leader personality than I thought. How did the interpersonal dynamics affect your participation? If there were conflicts, how were they resolved? I am not shy and I was able to communicated with team members well, we had fun most of the time. Unfortunately we did not have a good dynamic with at least 1 team member which cause a quite a bit of delay and frustration, but we were able to side step this for the most part and push on with the objectives.
For the team to work cohesively, all members need to be able to communicate. If just one member feels out of place, this might cause internal strife. The informal leader can draw the newcomer into various discussions or ask for their feedback at appropriate times, which will promote inclusiveness. The informal leader can also encourage others, not just members of the team but her co-workers as well. If her fellow team members are feeling intimidated by one member in particular, she can encourage them to address the issue in a calm manner.
I like to watch their facial expressions and body language to identify if they are comfortable and understand what I have to say. I am patient and look to the receiver for clarification that they understand what I am saying. If I am unsure of any message or instruction I ask people to repeat so that I don’t misunderstand what is being said. When I am talking I make sure that I am calm and clear to help the receiver to understand me, I often use hand gestures or if I can I like to show people what I am talking about. I make sure that I am clear on instructions, times, dates or location and if appropriate I like to have it written down.
I think this whole subject and paper was written with facts and no personal biases were added. It was written from studies instead of opinions. He also talked about how two different people from different back grounds brings their own knowledge to learn from each other without having any personal biases involved, In my own opinion this material shows that people from different backgrounds can work together through critical thinking can leave personal biases
Each member of the group did not need any additional help to know what we were saying such as being deaf and not hearing what we were saying, we also did not need any additional human or technological aids to the interaction. I feel this benefited the group as a whole as neither me or my partner would have been able to assist those who did need the aid of someone to interpret what we were saying. If there was a member of the group which did need the aid of someone to help know what we were saying, I feel it could have put a bad feeling into the group, as I feel we would have had to go slower and the others within the group may have became restless, and not want to listen to what we were saying which the interpreter was helping those who needed help to hear. Also because each member of the group was able to speak English it also benefited out group as a whole because therefore there was also no need to have a translator present, also there was a few group members who preferred to speak welsh, therefore if they did not understand fully something we were saying in English either myself or my partner would help him understand it while speaking Welsh, with the fact that both myself and my partner were able to speak fluent welsh, it benefited our group as those who knew more welsh than English also got the chance to voice their opinions and understand everything we were saying, without being confused or not know what we were speaking about. Also I felt it was good because those who did not understand English or needed more assistance in understanding what we were saying, was not afraid to speak out, and tell us that they needed help in understanding in Welsh.
For this study semi-structured interviews were conducted through face to face interaction with all participants. To meet the requirements of the concept of reliability, all participants were informed about the research process and invited for the interviews through emails. The same method of data collection and analysis was followed with all the participants to ensure a consistent approach. The interview questions for managers were different to those of coordinators, though the same basic questions were asked for each respective group. The information was further cross-referenced to ensure accuracy and