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Group Communication Pitfalls: Overcoming Barriers to an Effective Group Experience treats groups and the work involved in grouping as useful tools humans have developed for responding to pressures or demands faced by group members. This book assumes an orientation that expects and detects group pitfalls as they arise, providing students with the foundation for overcoming barriers to effective group experiences. By assuming this orientation, authors John O. Burtis and Paul D. Turman offer readers a map of the group pitfall terrain and demonstrate how people working well together can use the struggle against such pitfalls to improve their groups.
How Grouping and Group Direction Help Create Effective Group Experiences
How Grouping and Group Direction Help Create Effective Group Experiences
Imagine that you are at a party. What would you do if your host at the party got the room quiet and then told everyone to “get into groups”? What actions would you need to take in order to get into a group? What kind of activity would be involved as you begin to group together?
Probably you would establish eye contact with other people around you and say something creative like, “hi there” or “what's up?” or “do you want to group with me?” You might keep an eye on your host even as you started to move into physical proximity with a few other people ...
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