Group Communication Competencies Survey and Summary SOC/110 August 17, 2015 Group Communication Competencies Survey and Summary Part 1 On a 5-point scale, where 5 is “extremely important” and 1 is “not at all important,” rate the following types of group competencies in terms of their importance for becoming a highly effective group member. Circle (or highlight) one number for each item. Part 2 When you are finished, write a 350- to 525-word summary of your results and ways to improve your competency. You may write your summary at the bottom of this document, or in another Word document. Member and Group Competencies | Extremely Important | Very Important | Somewhat Important | Not Very Important | Not at All Important | …show more content…
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16. Demonstrate strong leadership skills. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17. Research and share important ideas and information with group members. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18. Use visual aids and presentation software effectively. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19. Plan and conduct effective meetings. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20. Use appropriate procedures for group decision making and problem solving. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21. Ask questions to clarify ideas and get needed information. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22. Motivate group members. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23. Use assertiveness strategies and skills confidently and effectively. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24. Respect and adapt to group norms, or standards of behavior. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25. Prepare and deliver effective presentations or oral reports. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26. Use appropriate and effective words in a group discussion. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27. Use parliamentary procedures effectively and fairly in meetings. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28. Use effective technologies and skills to communicate in virtual groups. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 29. Develop and present valid arguments and opinions in a group discussion. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30. Provide appropriate emotional support to group members. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31. ------------------------------------------------- Other strategies or skills: | 5 | 4
Collaboration and communication between patient’s, their physicians and the health care team are required in order to preserve the safety of the patient. Improper use of EHR can produce errors that may possibly threaten the reliability of the information in the EHR which may endanger patient’s safety thus decreasing the quality of care. Healthcare quality relies on the accuracy and integrity of the patient’s health information. One manner EHR accuracy may be-threatened is because of the growth of members of the healthcare team copying and pasting text documentation. The copy and paste process poses a risk to the integrity of nursing documentation. Risk such as, redundant documentation, outdated documentation, and inability to identify when
An example of legitimate power is exercised with the shift supervisors who consist of Sergeants and Corporals. These ones have been given authority from the Police Chief to discipline individuals under them on each shift or to handle petty matters. He backs these ones up on whatever decisions are made on their shift provided it does not interfere with the policies of the University Police Department. If problems do arise in the department, there is an open door policy where the employees are welcome to discuss with the Chief or their immediate supervisor so that it can be resolved as soon as possible.
I was nominated by my church's music group as a music leader from 2014 to 2015. As a group leader, verbal communication has been one of the most important tools that was applied every single day during practices and services in order to communicate with other musician about the style of each songs. I was using different ways to communicate with them and the audience such symbols, eye contact and a dynamic tone voice. These productive communication can be as quiet as possible, but it can also contained a powerful and flexible message behind it. One of the most culminant character that a leader should have during his/ her authoritarianism position, is acknowledging other's viewpoints before your final decision in order to interact better with
There are many different kinds of groups that exist between college students that deal with communication they range from sports teams to many community or social groups. The type of organizations that are mostly found in many colleges today are Greek letter organizations. In this paper I will exploring communication within the realm of sororities. First, I am going to start with the history of Sororities, then I am going to write about how important it communication is during what sororities call the pledge process. Furthermore I am going to tell about the different things that sororities have, such as the symbols, colors and different things that may deal with communication. Even though all sororities have different representations for
I have learned that communication competency is the ability to be both effective and appropriate. This is a good reminder to be conscious of how you go about discussing certain things. After reading section 1.3 I realized I communicate with too much appropriateness that I don’t always get what I hope to achieve out of some conversations. With this, I think the most important characteristic of a competent communicator is the ability to perform skillfully. This would also be the one characteristic I could use improvements on because I choose the appropriate way to communicate, but don’t always perform the behavior effectively. Those who can both communicate effectively and appropriately fit the definition of a competent communicator. My question
I have completed the communication competencies survey, and I was compelled to say that it was a little difficult for me not to mark all of the answers with the highest score. I have looked over the survey, and I would like to determine and develop strategies to help me become a better team member. As I am attending school to earn an accounting degree, I am almost certain that sometimes there will be meetings or even public speaking that I will have to participate in. As a team member, I have to work harder to reduce my nervousness when speaking in a discussion or meeting. There are ways that I can improve my competency by being better prepared, know my materials, and practice. I also know that I need to get a good night rest, arrive early,
Place a checkmark next to those skills that you feel you need to work on.
RESULTS: The five values ranked most important were performance quality, cooperation, commitment, effectiveness and efficiency. Significant value
"The power of vision is the starting point. Once you have established your goal, you need to develop your communication skills so that you can share your vision with the rest of the world and create something unique," Tips on starting your own winning business. (2011, March 9). This statement is true. I consider my communication skill good to excellent. As the daughter of two school teachers I have an excellent command of the English language and they taught me how to present myself in such a way to adapt to my audience and have a confidence in my words. These traits have allowed me to be successful in a number of various professions, but I find my ability to communicate with
Communication is one of the most important and valuable skills we have developed as human beings. It is the basis for how we connect with each other globally and shape the people we are today. Without effective communication, we would not be able to build productive relationships, express our cultural values, or most importantly, voice our thoughts. As we grow, we learn and develop our unique form of communication. Whether we are strong public speakers or prefer an interpersonal approach, it is important to find what type of communication is best suited for us, so we can appropriately and effectively use communication to our advantage. There are several different aspects that make us effective communicators, and knowing our strengths and weaknesses in theses categories will give us a comparative advantage on how to properly communicate on an interpersonal level. In this paper, I will discover the type of communicator I am, what I am good at, and what I can work on, to become an excellent interpersonal communicator.
In the environment today, it is not unusual to see people working in teams to accomplish certain goals and tasks. During our youth, parents and teachers encourage us through various methods to work as part of a team. Whether a sports team, classroom team, or after school activities, parents and teachers and other authority figures start the introduction of working in teams and teaching the value of being able to work together to accomplish a common goal. As people progress through the various stages of their lives, everyone continues to strive to communicate. Communication is a part of everyday life. It may be overlooked in some areas, but when dealing with a team environment, communication is vital. One
Henceforth correspondence can be considering a powerful in light of the fact that by the correspondence objectives in gathering can be accomplished by gathering individuals. By useful observation, analysts are anxious with perceiving structure and parts of gathering correspondence that create the craved results of gathering (Hug, Beebe, & Masterson, 2004).
Communication is an ongoing complex process that brings all different types of people together. Communication creates and rebuilds relationships which can last a lifetime. Even though, communication could create strong bonds it could also destroy those bonds. When it comes to communicating, everyone has their flaws as well as me. One of my flaws, when it comes to communicating, is having the courage to speak my mind within important and necessary conversations. When it comes to communicating, I tend to hold my tongue instead of expressing how I truly feel. Even though I know that not all conversations need your opinion or advice, there’s still those conversations that do. There are certain reasons that I have decided to keep my thoughts and feelings to myself while having conversations with others: fear that the way others perception of me would change negatively, fear of not knowing how they will respond or accept and the fear of leaving my stuff vulnerable in front of someone that could possibly hurt me mentally and emotionally. I have yet to figure out what should be said at the appropriate time, so I rather just keep my thoughts and comments to myself because I cannot do any harm if I’m quiet. My interaction with people has labeled me as someone that continues to “Sugar-Coat” because of the reasons I listed above. Nevertheless, I had multiple conversations with family, friends and acquaintances about how difficult it has been to have conversations with me because it
What is one quality of communication in our group, if any, that you would like
Listening is a vital element of communication and it is very much different from hearing sense of human. A meaningful communication requires both a good listener and a speaker. However, the effect of a listening style may vary depending on the occasions and situations a listener is in. Sometimes, speaker exhibit ineffective style such as defensiveness, ambushing, pseudo-listening, stage hogging and selective listening in their communication tracks.