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Small Group

Communication

Messages in the Media Objectives Listen to the Audio Chapter
at MyCommunicationLab
Political talk show Morning Joe, like any talk After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
show, provides vivid examples of small group
communication, the topic of this chapter. ➊ Define small group and team, the stages of small group communication,
Think about these types of shows as we small group formats, small group apprehension, and small group culture.
explore here the nature of the small group ➋ Define brainstorming and its four rules, and use this technique for
and the team, the varied types of groups, and generating ideas.
the ways to promote effective group ➌ Define the educational or learning group and the focus group, and
communication. participate effectively in these for information sharing.
➍ Define the encounter group, the assertiveness training group, the
consciousness raising group, and the intervention.
➎ Describe the problem-solving sequence and decision-making methods;
and define nominal, Delphi, and quality circle groups.

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