Communicators Gonna Communicate
True or False: Communication is Linear.
False: Communication is transactional within the Synergetic Model of Communication.
Every group develops its own customs, habits and expectations for how things will be done. These patterns and expectations influence the ways team members communicate with each other.
What are group norms?
A culture of doing that focuses on the needs of the many vs the needs of the few.
What is collectivism?
A 'constellation' of members with complementary skills whom act as an interdependent unit.
What is a team?
Social media app that is likened to Vine.
What is TikTok?
Daily Double: Information Seeker, Clown, Coordinator, Recorder, etc.
What are Group Roles?
Which is NOT one of Tuckman's 4 stages of group development?
a.) Controlling
b.) Performing
c.) Storming
d.) Norming
a.) Controlling
A friendly rivalry that motivates members to participate in the through-put.
Daily Double: A team feels most empowered when they feel their work is ____________.
Meaningful
Paleontology is colloquially known as the study of ___________.
What is dinosaurs?
Behaviors that are both effective and appropriate.
What is communication competence?
True or False, Smaller groups disagree more often than larger groups.
True
Daily Double: True/False Emergent roles must be agreed upon by group consensus.
True
Name 2 of the 4 Distinctions needed to identify as a team.
Name 2 performers from the 2022 Halftime Show.
Dr. Dre, Snoo Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar
Name 2 Communication Myths.
1.Communication is a cure-all
2.Communication can breakdown
3.Effective communication is just skill building
4.Communication is just common sense
The degree to which members feel a part of the group, wish to stay in the group, and are committed to each other and to the group’s work.
Cohesiveness
Dynamic Equilibrium is
A state of balance in a group. A range in which systems can manage change effectively without destroying the system
The understanding that your work, while done individually, affects the team as a whole.
What is collaborative interdependence?
The black and white haired villain from 101 Dalmations.
Who is Cruella de Vil?
What makes up a group? (3 criteria)
1. 3-10 individuals
2. Share a common goal
3. Influence each other; Are Interconnected
Daily Double: The feelings of uneasiness when a group is in the Storming phase.
Cohesiveness occurs when these two dimensions are considered and encouraged.
What are task and social dimensions?
Most Rich----------Face-To-Face
Rich----------------Videoconferencing
Somewhat Rich----Audioconferencing
Least Rich----------Text Only
What is Media Richness Theory?
In 2014 and 2015, Matt Damon played an astronaut in two separate films. Name at least one.
The Martian (2015), Interstellar (2014)