1 Speaking in Speaking in Small Groups Small Groups Chapter 20 Chapter 20
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Speaking inSpeaking inSmall GroupsSmall Groups
Chapter 20Chapter 20
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Small Group SpeakingSmall Group Speaking
Speaking to give a Speaking to give a presentation to a small presentation to a small collection of individuals collection of individuals oror
Speaking as part of a Speaking as part of a small group of peoplesmall group of people
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Small GroupSmall Group
Three to fifteen peopleThree to fifteen people Who must work Who must work
togethertogether To achieve a common To achieve a common
goalgoal Who have the ability to Who have the ability to
influence one anotherinfluence one another
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RolesRoles
The positions group The positions group members must fill for members must fill for the group to accomplish the group to accomplish its goalsits goals
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Ways to Become aWays to Become aGroup LeaderGroup Leader
VolunteerVolunteer Be elected Be elected Be appointed Be appointed EmergeEmerge
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Leadership BehaviorsLeadership Behaviors
Involve making sense of Involve making sense of information & problem information & problem solvingsolving
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Problems to OvercomeProblems to Overcome
Cognitive ConstraintsCognitive Constraints Affiliative ConstraintsAffiliative Constraints Egocentric ConstraintsEgocentric Constraints
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Tips for Being an Tips for Being an Effective LeaderEffective Leader
Ask questionsAsk questions Summarize the Summarize the
discussion at key timesdiscussion at key times Involve everyone in Involve everyone in
discussionsdiscussions Keep the group on taskKeep the group on task
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Types of Group RolesTypes of Group Roles
Group task rolesGroup task roles Group building & Group building &
maintenance rolesmaintenance roles Egocentric rolesEgocentric roles
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Group Task RolesGroup Task Roles
Positions that help the Positions that help the group achieve its taskgroup achieve its task
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Group Building & Group Building & Maintenance RolesMaintenance Roles
Help strengthen, Help strengthen, organize, and keep the organize, and keep the group focused & moving group focused & moving forwardforward
Help group members get Help group members get along better & overcome along better & overcome affiliative constraintsaffiliative constraints
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Egocentric RolesEgocentric Roles
Place the needs of an Place the needs of an individual member individual member above the group & are above the group & are destructive to the destructive to the groupgroup
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Tips for Being an Tips for Being an Effective Group Effective Group ParticipantParticipant
Always consider the Always consider the goals of the groupgoals of the group
Consider your Consider your nonverbal nonverbal communication signalscommunication signals
Avoid interpersonal Avoid interpersonal conflictconflict
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Reflective Thinking Reflective Thinking MethodMethod
A five-step method for A five-step method for structuring a problem-structuring a problem-solving discussionsolving discussion
Check Web Link 20.2: The Philosophy of John Dewey at the Invitation to Public Speaking website.
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Reflective Thinking Reflective Thinking MethodMethod
Identify the problemIdentify the problem Analyze the problemAnalyze the problem Suggest possible solutionsSuggest possible solutions Consider the implications Consider the implications
of the solutionsof the solutions Reach a decision about Reach a decision about
the best solutionthe best solution
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BrainstormingBrainstorming
The process of The process of generating ideas generating ideas randomly & uncritically, randomly & uncritically, without attention to without attention to logic, connections or logic, connections or relevancerelevance
(ch. 4)(ch. 4)
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GroupthinkGroupthink
When the group When the group conforms to a single conforms to a single frame of mind & frame of mind & chooses a solution chooses a solution without fully & without fully & objectively examining objectively examining other possible solutionsother possible solutions
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Oral ReportsOral Reports
Individual speech that Individual speech that presents group’s presents group’s findings, conclusions or findings, conclusions or proposalsproposals
To other members of To other members of the group or to a larger the group or to a larger audienceaudience
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Panel DiscussionPanel Discussion
Structured discussion, Structured discussion, facilitated by a facilitated by a moderator, among moderator, among group membersgroup members
In front of an audienceIn front of an audience
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SymposiumSymposium
Public discussion, Public discussion, several people each several people each give speeches on give speeches on different aspects of different aspects of same topicsame topic
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Team PresentationTeam Presentation
Several members of Several members of group, group,
Each person presenting Each person presenting different speech on different speech on single topicsingle topic
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Tips for Giving Tips for Giving Effective Group Effective Group PresentationsPresentations Consider the group’s Consider the group’s
purposepurpose Use appropriate delivery Use appropriate delivery
style & skillsstyle & skills Organize your presentationOrganize your presentation Use effective visual aids as Use effective visual aids as
neededneeded