I can’t believe we already cover up til Chapter 10. Time
flies so fast. Before class starts, Sir Anwari was telling us about QUIZ! Omg!
This semester, I was trying to get higher score from satisfaction grades.
Meaning that I’m trying to improve my grades. I know, I knowwwww that mostly
people says, internal marks wasn’t important that much because final are more
important. Final are getting nearer and nearer. My heart is pumping faster than
usual. I hope I get my final grades above my expectations. I can’t even believe
that I got 18/20 for mid term, but deep down from my heart, I wasn’t that happy
cause most of my friends get 19.5. Life isn’t fair for me. Hahaha.
Anyways, enough of chitchatting. Let’s start with CHAPTER
10, which is Small Group communication.
What do you know from the title above there? What is in your
mind when this word crossed your mind?
Well, actually the definition is easy as pie.
When you talk about Small Group communication, it is a
discussion about work between 2-5 people. & The purpose is to achieve goal,
what you want to do. For an example, ASSIGNMENT.
THEY’RE A FEW TYPES OF SMALL GROUP.
>Small
groups & teams
Forming groups and click is a natural part of life – but
small groups are formed out of a common:
a) Purpose:
similar purpose and reason. E.g.: Assignments
b)
Interdependence:
everyone to contribute, rely on each other. E.g.: Process of different idea/
personality.
c)
Organization of rules: must has rules and
set the date for meet up.
E.g.: formal meeting will do formally.
d)
Self-perception as a group: individual
wanting to feel belonged to a
larger group of common shared values, beliefs, likings and mentality. Other
than that is your view for your group. If you like it, you will feel
comfort in the group.
Teams
can be both in face-to-face or in the virtual world via video/audio interaction
(conference calls or video conference calls)
>Small group stages.
During the class session, Sir Anwari, our lecturer for human
communication asked the whole students about what are the differences between
group and team?
Well guess what? There’s no different but TEAM is more in
cooperation. For example, football games. People play their own role. They’re
being work hard together and bare the difficulties together.
& For group, there are goal directed. More focused on
achievements you want to achieve.
>Small group format.
a)
Round
table. WHAT IS ROUND TABLE FOR? It’s only for informal discussions.
b)
The
panel. It is still informal but the group members are expert. E.g.: reality
shows like OPRAH or The Doctors.
c)
Symposium.
It much likes a speech. It takes turn (who are going to speak) and they’re
speaking the same topic but different points. E.g.: Seminars, public speaking,
and conferences.
d)
Symposium
forum: There are 2 parts.
- ·
It’s a symposium with prepared speeches.
- ·
Forum with question and answer session.
- E.g.:
Seminar, manifesto.
>Power in a small group.
It is only natural that different
individuals would bring a different role and a passive/active role into the
group. Therefore, there are different
categories of power inherent in different individuals:
- Legitimate power: by rules – appointed group leader. During
class, Sir asked us who is the leader in our group, and we told him that
everyone is the leader. Sir wasn’t agreed on that because if everyone becoming
the leader, and everyone will make their own rules. They also are going to give
lots of ideas until everyone doesn’t want to listen. Therefore, leader must be
one per group.
-
- Referent power: by agreement – when
another person wishes to be like you or identified with you (e.g.; because of
your good characteristics, attitude, etc.)
-
- Reward power: by positive reinforcement. For example: The boss will give you high
salary if you do a good job.
-
- Coercive power: by negative reinforcement, punishment. For
example: Late submission will minus 1 mark
-
- Expert power: by establishing yourself as the expert in the context. For example: you are the main person who
people keep looking for because you’re pro in some subjects. Like what one of
my friend said : Walking Google.
- Information power: by establishing
yourself as the person can communicate and inform the best. E.g.; public
speaker
>Type of small group.
There are four types of small
groups:
v
Idea-generation groups
Most
of group will do a brainstorming. Brainstorming is to generate idea or share
the ideas.
·
Brainstorm Rule 1 : Don't criticize
·
Brainstorm Rule 2 : Strive for quantity
·
Brainstorm Rule 3 : Combine and extend ideas
·
Brainstorm Rule 4 : Develop the wildest ideas possible
vPersonal growth.
Referred to as a support
groups and aim to help members cope with particular difficulties.
·
The Encounter : Sensitivity groups
·
The Assertiveness Training : To increase the
willingness of its members to stand up
·
The Consciousness-Raising : To help people cope with
the problems society confront them with
vInformation growth group
People
form ideas and share them with one another.
- Education Group: Doing the research then they will share to conference. THE
EXPERTS
- Focus : Affirming the existence
of the information
>Problem solving group.
Stage of solving issues..
1.
Define and analyze the problem
2.
Establish criteria for evaluating solutions
3.
Identify possible solutions
4.
Evaluate solutions
5.
Select the best solution(s)
6.
Test selected solution(s)
At the end of class, Sir told us to make a situation and
write it down how to solve it. He also enquired us to sit with a partner and
discuss among ourselves. After that, we submit the paper to him for checks.
Aip! This topic is still going on. Let’s moving on to
another section. Which is the last section for today :D
Thanks for reading <3
