Samantha Agustin - Group Presentation 1,000 Word Blog
In class, our professor had each group create a presentation on whichever chapter they were given. The first group had Culture & Communication, the second group had Communicating in Groups, whilst the third group had Group Leadership & Problem Solving. With each chapter, every group member was given a section and had three slides the summarize and present what the section spoke about. Unlike any other project I have ever done, each member presented their part instead of assigning a speaker. Although everyone was nervous, what mattered most is that we all conquered our fears and set them aside in order to properly communicate with one another about important topics in the real world such as gender inequality, health groups such as Red Cross, and other topics. By doing so, we all took a step further into improving our communications skills which is vital to the human race. Without proper communication, we would not be able express our thoughts nor our emotions rationally so, it is vital to everyone to learn basic speech and communication in order to succeed in life while also putting yourself out there with this practice.
As for the first group, they were able to put together a very educational slide concerning about race, religion, sexual orientation, and culture. Each of them had examples for every context such as a chart showing which ethnic group is the most prevalent and a video explaining the definition of race. Within each ethnic group, there is always a native language in to which one is born learning as they grow up. Also, within each ethnic group, there are cultures and subcultures that differentiates us all to one another providing us different morals and mannerisms. My favorite part about the whole presentation was when they were speaking about gender identity and sexual orientation. It touched my heart knowing that they put effort and care into those slides and proper knowledge about such topics since it is a very unspoken topic in education. Seeing as I am also gender nonconforming, it puts me at ease knowing no one formed a ruckus in class about the topic nor did they shame it. Topics like these help others better understand and sympathize with other people who are the same like me instead of discriminating one another. Once again bringing up the importance of communication, allowing ourselves to understand one another instead of judging without reason. By denying to hear out one another, it is what puts others in harms way. An example from the presentation being what had happened at the Pulse Club in Orlando. Without proper communication and with avoidance comes hatred which sadly the people in that club experienced that very day of the shooting. Religion is also a very controversial topic for society seeing as we refuse to listen to other religions except what we believe in since everyone has their own way of seeing life. By doing so, many people clash against one another and discriminate against those who believe in a different religion. The first group did well in explaining this and showing a video on how even innocent children in schools are shown to hate others who are different than them. They also mentioned how Islam receives a lot of prejudice in society which is something that still happens in today's society.
Furthermore, the second group had managed to compile a presentation about Group Communication. It is mainly about talking to your family also listing the different types of communication within each family. In this presentation and chapter, it explained how we all form our own social groups where we each share our thoughts and similar interests with one another. It also becomes relevant to our presentation seeing as it is practice for future conversations with people outside of our comfort area. Group communication comes a long way since it is seen everywhere, from your work environment to your social group and to your family. Each group has a different form of communicating that we must adapt to. As for our families and social groups, we usually talk to them in a casual manner which is not appropriate for work environments and anything professional. As for your work environment, it is always best to be formal and proper at all times otherwise it'll be seen as impolite and unsophisticated. When you put it into perspective, it is important to understand how to properly communicate to one another or else you will be misunderstood or questioned. In a work environment, it is important to efficiently express your thoughts in a thorough manner especially during meetings. For families and social groups, it is also important to communicate with them in a way you know they will understand in order to resolve any issues or just to converse. Lack of proper communication is also what harms any relationship, whether it be your friends or partner, this is why learning how to get your point across is vital to our society.
As for the third group, which is the group I was put into. We discussed Group Leadership and Problem Solving. While the topic of communication remains, it is important to know how to effectively work in groups together and how to form them. As said in one of the slides, "In a group dynamic, group members work together on defining and analyzing conflicts in order to generate solutions." We also spoke about effective meetings amongst the person preparing the meeting and the participants. It is good to prepare an agenda to have your thoughts laid out ahead of time in case you lose track of where you are and to be organized with whatever you are presenting. Monitoring the time and keeping track of what was discussed in the meeting is a great example of properly communicating and listening to your work group. By doing so, you waste less time and are able to get your point across to the correct people and make meetings a fun activity for those around you. Participants also are able to pitch in and take notes of new information being said in the meeting and taking it into account by applying it to their work. Thus creating an efficient and well rounded work environment for everyone.
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