ENGL 3010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nonverbal Communication
28 Jun 2018
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Collaboration – 1/31/2018
Advantages:
Draws a wider knowledge base, and a wider skills base
It provides a better idea of how the audience will read the document
It improves communication among employees
It helps acclimate new employees to an organization
It motivates employees to help an organization grow
Disadvantages
It takes more time than individual writing
It can lead to groupthink
It can yield a disjointed document
It can lead to inequitable workloads
It can reduce a person’s motivation to work hard on the document
It can lead to interpersonal conflict
Form, Storm, Norm, Perform
Form – when partners first come together. It is when partners are excited to be
partners and the newness and potential of the effort.
Storm – when partnership members stop being polite and start getting real. This
might involve airing fundamental differences of opinion and approach among
partners, struggling to figure out objectives.
Norm – stage when roles and partner conflicts are sorted out and the partnership’s
focus turns towards the work. Everything is clearer, and conflict moves from
among partners to between the partners as a group.
Perform – partnership reaches a steady state where it can do the work it needs to
do to achieve its intended goals.
Managing your Projects
Break down a large project into several smaller tasks.
Plan your project
Create and maintain an accurate schedule
Put your decisions in writing
Monitor the project
Distribute and act on information quickly
Be flexible regarding schedule and responsibilities
Conducting Meetings
Listening effectively
Setting your team’s agenda
Conducting efficient meetings
Communicating diplomatically
Critiquing a team member’s work
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Document Summary
Draws a wider knowledge base, and a wider skills base. It provides a better idea of how the audience will read the document. It helps acclimate new employees to an organization. It motivates employees to help an organization grow. It can reduce a person"s motivation to work hard on the document. Form when partners first come together. It is when partners are excited to be partners and the newness and potential of the effort. Storm when partnership members stop being polite and start getting real. This might involve airing fundamental differences of opinion and approach among partners, struggling to figure out objectives. Norm stage when roles and partner conflicts are sorted out and the partnership"s focus turns towards the work. Everything is clearer, and conflict moves from among partners to between the partners as a group. Perform partnership reaches a steady state where it can do the work it needs to do to achieve its intended goals.
