Reflection On Small Group Communication

I have been taking this class for nearly three months. During three months, I learned a lot about small group communication, especially the group climate and interaction are going well in our group. Our group works well on building and keeping positive attitude to our assignments and supportive climate. Each group member devotes to create an atmosphere that our group is the best group. For instance, our group member Erik and Jo always said some words of praise and encouragement, such as “we are really a good group”. They are trying so hard to make our group stay positive, and it’s working. I am looking forward to seeing our group members out of class time. In our group, there is no defensive climate. Everyone is trying their best to solve the problems we had and get involved in the conversation. First of all, I am really satisfied with my group. Everything goes well except one thing that my group missed a group member Pino. Before he left, every group member had their own roles in the group and fulfill their duties. According to the book, it said that group role is the important proportion of …show more content…
The first thing is that I must try to be a better listener. For example, sometimes during the group meeting, I can’t really catch the key point of the conversation. As the result of, I cannot give constructive comments when our group needs. So for being a more affect listener, I need to come prepared to meet group members and try to come out with some spontaneous questions. Also, I need to give more nonverbal communication such as body language and eye contact in order to make a connection with them. Moreover, I need to be not afraid to speak out the opinion. I found out that I am the only one who could give the different ideas to the various cultural backgrounds. It is very important that I put forward more ideas can give my team more