CMST 2064 Chapter : Ch 1 & 2 Notes
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Succeeding in groups: school, on the job, with family members, friends, sports, telephone, etc, teamwork skills and the ability to collaborate with the in diverse group settings. Defining group communication: the interaction of three or more interdependent members working to achieve a common goal, ideal number of people in a problem solving situation- 5-7, working to achieve a common goal- 3-9. Create synergy: the cooperative interaction of several factors that result in a combined effect greater than the total of all individual parts, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Balance: the guiding principle of group work: a state of equilibrium in which no significant factor dominates or interferes with another one. Ethics group communication: national communication association nca- a belief statement about what it means to be an ethical communicator- credo. Group development stages: infant groups vs adult groups. Antecendent phase- newcomers bring many different traits which influence how well the group accepts him: 2.
