Reflection Paper On Group Interaction

In this group there were no disruptive members. I filled the role of an observer, I offered feedback at the end of the session. The counselor filled the role of standard setter. There was an encourager, a harmonizer, an expediter, and a follower.

In my opinion, group work is a type of cooperative learning that helps people to accomplish a certain task in a faster and more effective manner. Team working also helps to achieve the tasks that are impossible to finish by one individual. However, if people in a group have a lot of conflicts, group work will not be able to achieve as much as we expected. There are many reasons which lead to dissatisfaction in group work such as individualism as well as conflicts in opinion and time.

For the group interaction I had a conversation with around 8 residents, we spoke about their past and what they used to do as a job when they were younger etc. Whilst I spoke to the residents, I used different communication skills like listening and showed that I was listening by giving head nods and smiled at the residents. This was effective because they could see that I was listening to them and appreciating them by smiling at them to make them feel more confident because I was like a stranger to them. I also showed that I was listening by asking questions about what they were speaking about, for example resident X was talking to me about where they used to work when they were younger and I asked them if they enjoyed working there and tried to find as much about all the residents as I could. I also used non-verbal communication during the group interaction such as eye-contact to show that I was listening. I also used

Next, the barriers that exist in group communication are premature evaluation of ideas, poor physical surroundings, too many people, poor timing, and stinking thinking. The different ideas made from the group need an evaluation at a certain time; this is done only after all the ideas have been made from the group. Poor physical surroundings can be a problem for group disruption in communication. In some cases the room could be too hot, too cold, too noisy, not adequate enough seating and lack of technological needs for the group to function. If the group is too large then the communication can be lost and equal participation will not occur (Beebe &Masterson, 2006). Poor timing also can be a hindrance to the group by not

Interaction patterns throughout the group were definitely different peer to peer and each participant had different ways of interacting with one another. There were a few factors thrown in that influenced that interaction patterns. The relationship between the members was one of the main influences. These girls seemed to truly love each other and acted as though there were sisters, and their instructor Dominque was the mother. This was largely due to the amount of time that goes into the group and the time they spend together. The nature of their group goals was all similar as well, thus creating a steady bridge for the girls to progress on. The leadership within the group helped influence the interaction patterns as well. The dancers looked up to Dominque so much, so they were willing to do anything she said. The way they interacted with her was as though she was their role model, and truly someone they idealized. Since Dominique took on such a maternal role, she was able to provide both stern and playful group interaction influences. The size of the group also highly effected their interactions within the group because they were not a huge group. They had lots of

Over time some group role come to light. We notice than one person may seem to direct the room flow more than others, one person never seems to speak or never agrees. Expression of emotions is encouraged in peer led support groups, often leading to anger and arguments. Group settings such as these are places were individuals feel safe to disclose their deepest woes leading to high and raw emotions. While every group can experience challenging members, the main types of people encountered are the quiet members, the monopolizer, the joker, the angry member and the fixer. The quiet member seems to usually keep to themselves while the monopolizer is the opposite and tends to take over the conversation. The joker enjoys the spotlight and being the life of the party. The angry member never seems to find comfort or happiness in discussion while the fixer always tries to help

Immediately beginning the activity they categorized everyone by people who liked to talk the most and didn’t. Once they did this the ones that didn’t like to talk a lot, where given leadership skills and set of of instructions. They were not aloud to say one word and they could only motion what was going on. The individuals who were not aloud to talk had to stay in one point and could only motion. Afterwards we discussed how this can relate to society in a way. Another time we were all playing games of cards everyone had to stand in line and was given a number one through twenty. Starting off there were four to five teens at a table and a set of instructions. What we didn’t know was that each table had a different set of instructions. We were not aloud to explain

As initial rapport continued to develop, our group moved towards the transition stage. It was here group members’ true personalities began to emerge, while they were still testing the waters. At least some degree of anxiety and fear still surfaced within the group. Coming off our first session together, I did not necessarily feel as though I was radiating confidence, but I decided to “fake it until I make it”. This allowed me to take the

An important part of our learning and growing experience must stem from our ability to analyze and reflect upon the groups that we have been members in. This reflection can define our understanding of the weaknesses both in ourselves and in the others within our group; and it can help to shape the way that we act in future groups. Adjusting ourselves to compensate for our weaknesses, based upon an honest and thorough examination of our actions within a group setting, is one of most important thing for any person to do. It is only through this evaluation that we can improve ourselves and our interactions with others. This paper will examine a group that was required to make an important decision about adding a new member

Both groupthink and communication accommodation theory focus on the altering of our thoughts and/or behaviors while communicating with other individuals. The desire to create unity and an increased bond is found within both concepts. It is easier to flow with the current than against it and we like to be a “yes man,” as both theories suggest. Converging with an individual or group increases our perceived similarities, likability, and trust throughout that group. Groupthink and CAT can occur without our realization. Many times, it is not recognized until the interaction is over and we catch ourselves using the mannerisms we had acquired from someone else within another group setting (Thompson 2014).

Working within a group or team is unavoidable for most people. We are involved in sports teams, assignment groups, work teams, social groups and a variety of other groups and teams. Each of these groups share one thing in common, that is each requires us to communicate in some way in order to reach a shared goal or target. Therefore, it is imperative to know and understand how to work and communicate effectively with others to maximise outcomes and productivity.

Each individual is categorized into a group from the day they were conceived. According to Kozier et al (2010) a group is “two are more people who have shared need and goals, who taken each other in account in their and who, thus, are held together and set apart from others by virtue of their interaction” (p. 400). The communicate that takes place between members of the group is group dynamic (Kozier et al, 2010). Motivation for participation and similarity of other group members and the goals of the group will affect the group dynamic (Kozier et al, 2010). The type of group that was created was a task group and Kozier et al (2010) stated that “the focus for such group is completion of a specific task, and the format is defined at the

The communication in the group appears to be inconsistent and does appear to harmful to some of the members. Certain members of the group are communicating verbally, others are communicating nonverbally and their behaviors are sending out intended and possibly unintended messages that is impacting the rest of the group in a negative way. Therefore, members may not feel comfortable talking about feelings, problems, or other issues within the group. In this case study Luisa, appears to be a main factor of why people are shutting down. As there is interference with groups communication based on anger, fear, and uncertainly. She appears to be provoking a response for attention or disapproval to perhaps gain or maintain power within group.

Effective group communications come in forms of verbal and non-verbal techniques. Essential parts of the entire group’s contribution are that the group contains full participating members, the group is diverse, and that the diversity is recognized and respected (Hartley, 1997). In the videos viewed, three were evaluated on the effective and ineffective communication skills of the participants and suggestions made on how they could improve. The videos are titled, “Planning a Playground”, “Helping Annie”, and "The Politics of Sociology.

This is my first semester at City Tech. When I signed up for the group dynamics class I expected to have some difficulties. Prior to this class I worked on various group projects and for the most part it was a wreck. The information given was unclear, members were not focused and/ or the professor was too busy to help. As a result, I ended up doing all the work and not feeling confident in my projects.