Ch.1

Working in Groups 6th edition
Isa N. Engleberg
Prince Georges Community College
Dianna R. Wynn
Nash Community College
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Introduction to Group Communication

Chapter One

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How to Succeed in Groups

Listen effectively Understand your role Actively contribute
Ask clear questions
Establish a professional rapport
How to Succeed in Groups

Communicate effectively with culturally-diverse members
Use language effectively
Convey a professional image
Resolve group conflict
Demonstrate leadership
Defining Group Communication
The interaction of three or more interdependent members working to achieve a common goal
Components of Group Communication
Members
Why is three the minimum size for a group?
How are groups limited when there are less than 5 members?
How are groups limited when there are more than 12 members?
What is the ideal size for a problemsolving group?
Interaction
Group members use verbal and nonverbal messages to generate meanings and establish relationships.
Group communication requires interaction.
Common Goal
separates successful from unsuccessful groups
motivates members A clear, elevated goal:
guides action
helps resolve conflict
helps set standards
Interdependence and Working

Interdependence Working
Each group member is affected and influenced by the actions of other members.
Group members work together to achieve a common goal.
PowerPoint Quiz
Which of the following situations best represents group communication?
People talking about politics in an elevator

People discussing the weather in an airport Parents cheering at a school soccer match Jury members deliberating a court case An audience listening to a concert
Advantages of Working in Groups

Advantages Group Performance Member Satisfaction Learning Cultural Understanding Creativity Civic Engagement Examples
Disadvantages of Working in Groups

Disadvantages Time, Energy, Resources Conflict People Problems Examples
Communication Process: Basic Elements
Group Communication Process
Group Communication Process

Match the Concepts
A. Members B. Messages C. Channels D. Feedback E. Context __ Anything that interferes with or inhibits communication __ Ideas, information, opinions, feelings __ Media used to share messages __ Recognized and accepted as belonging to a group __ Response or reaction to a message
F. Noise
__ The physical and psychological environment

Communication Process: Basic Elements
Groups receive input and produce output.
Members are interdependent.
Groups have goals.
Groups are unpredictable.
Groups balance contradictory tensions.
Basic Types of Groups

Primary Groups Social Groups Self-Help Groups
Learning Groups
Service Groups
Civic Groups
Work Groups
Public Groups
Match the Types of Groups

A. Primary Group B. Social Group C. Self-help Group D. Learning Group E. Service Group (In some cases, more than one type may apply) __ Alcoholics Anonymous __ Bowling Team __ Rotary Club __ Boy or Girl Scout Troop __ Church Choir __ Tribe on Survivor __ Group Counseling
Additional Types of Groups

Work Groups
Committees
ad hoc standing task force
Public Groups
Panel Discussion Symposium Forum
Work Teams Governance Group
Balance and Group Dialectics

Group Dialectics Balancing Group Dialectics
The competing and contradictory components of group work
The challenge of taking a both/and rather than an either/or approach to resolving dialectic tensions in groups
The Opposite Proverb is . . .

Birds of a feather flock together ____________________ ____________________
He who hesitates is lost.
_____________________ _____________________
Balancing Group Dialectics

Individual Goals Group Goals Personal goals are compatible with group goals. Conflict Cohesion Cohesive groups are committed, unified, and willing to engage in conflict. Conforming Nonconforming Members value group norms, but are willing to change.

Task Dimensions Social Dimensions Members want to get the job done and also value their social relationships. Homogenous Heterogeneous Members value member similarities and differences. Leadership Followership Effective leadership requires loyal and competent followers.

Structure Spontaneity Members recognize the need for structured procedures and the value of creative thinking. Engaged Disengaged Members expend energy and work hard, but also need rest and renewal. Open System Closed System Members welcome input and interchange, but also protect the group and its work.
Match and Define the Dialectics

A. Individual B. Conflict C. Open D. Structure E. Conformity F. Leadership G. Engaged H. Homogeneous I. Task ___ Closed ___ Disengaged ___ Spontaneity ___ Followership ___ Heterogeneous ___ Social ___ Nonconforming ___ Cohesive ___ Group
Ethics and Balance

Do group members agree upon and apply standards of right and wrong to group situations and member interaction?
Do group members follow the National Communication Association Credo for Ethical Communication?
Apply the NCA Ethics Credo

In requesting funds for a school club, the officers exaggerate their needs and suggest that other clubs waste money. Which ethics credo principle(s) have the officers violated?
A. We advocate truthfulness, accuracy, honesty, and reason. B. We condemn communication that degrades individuals . . . C. We accept responsibility for the short- and longterm consequences of our own communication. D. We strive to understand and respect other communicators before evaluating and responding to their messages.
PowerPoint Quiz
Aristotle offered the doctrine of the mean as a balanced approach to ethical behavior. He advised that when you face an ethical decision, you should . . .
a. select an appropriate response somewhere

between two extremes. b. select a response that benefits the most people.
c. select a response that benefits you the most.

d. select a response that is at the midpoint between two extremes.

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Working in Groups 6th edition

Introduction to Group Communication

How to Succeed in Groups

Ask clear questions

Establish a professional rapport

How to Succeed in Groups

Use language effectively

Convey a professional image

Resolve group conflict

Defining Group Communication

Components of Group Communication

What is the ideal size for a problemsolving group?

Group communication requires interaction.

motivates members A clear, elevated goal:

helps resolve conflict

helps set standards

Interdependence and Working

Group members work together to achieve a common goal.

People talking about politics in an elevator

Advantages of Working in Groups

Disadvantages of Working in Groups

Communication Process: Basic Elements

Group Communication Process

Group Communication Process

__ The physical and psychological environment

Communication Process: Basic Elements

Groups receive input and produce output.

Members are interdependent.

Groups have goals.

Groups are unpredictable.

Groups balance contradictory tensions.

Basic Types of Groups

Match the Types of Groups

Additional Types of Groups

Work Teams Governance Group

Balance and Group Dialectics

The competing and contradictory components of group work

The Opposite Proverb is . . .

He who hesitates is lost.

Balancing Group Dialectics

Balancing Group Dialectics

Balancing Group Dialectics

Match and Define the Dialectics

Ethics and Balance

Apply the NCA Ethics Credo

a. select an appropriate response somewhere

c. select a response that benefits you the most.

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