COMM 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dialectic, Rotary International
10 May 2016
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Group communication: the interaction of three or more interdependent people working to achieve a common goal. Interaction: group members use verbal and nonverbal messages to generate meanings and establish relationships, group communication requires interaction. Interdependence: each group member is affected and influenced by the actions of other members. Working: group members work together to achieve a common goal. Noise :anything that interferes with or inhibits communication. Members recognized and accepted as belonging to a group. Work groups: committees (ad hoc, standing, task force, work teams. Public groups: panel discussion, symposium, forum, governance group. Group dialectics: the competing and contradictory components of group work. Balancing group dialectics: the challenge of taking a both/and rather than an either/or approach to resolving dialectic tension in groups. 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.
