Communication Strategies

In this Team Final Presentation, you will be pretending that you and the other members of your team are Communication experts. Your team has been called in to talk to a specific group of people that are having communication problems within their group. In this hypothetical scenario, your team is there to help identify the three specific Communication Barriers that the group is having problems with, and each of you will take one of these barriers, explain what it is and how it affects that specific group of people and what steps they are to take to begin correcting the barrier so that the group can communicate more effectively. Ok, so how do you get started: 1. Your team must decide on who the hypothetical group is that you will be presenting to. Example: The group are nurses and doctors that are having problems with their communication and it is affecting patients. Or teachers and administrators having communication problems, etc. You can create your own hypothetical audience. ***OUR HYPOTHETICAL GROUP IS THE CAFETERIA IN A HOSPITAL THAT ARE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE PATIENTS THEIR TRAYS ON TIME*** Once your team has determined who your audience is, then you will each choose one of the Communication Barriers found in Module 4. You will each choose one barrier, so if you are in a team of three, you will be speaking on three different barriers that your team has determined to be the barriers affecting this specific group of people. ***MY COMMUNICATION BARRIER IS: PROBLEMS WITH STRUCTURE DESIGN, I.E. LACK OF EQUIPMENT OR STAFF IN THE KITCHEN, SOMETHING ALONG THESE LINES. 2. Once you each have your topic, to research, you will need to Google the specific Communication Barrier and how it affects that specific group of people and how to correct the problem. Example, your team has decided that your audience is a group of managers and executives of a business that are having communication problems. So one of your team members chooses “Information Overload” as their Communication Barrier. That speaker would then Google, Information Overload and how it affects managers and executives and how to correct Information Overload in the workplace. By researching very specifically using the specific type of audience your team has created, your research will give you specific information that pertains to that specific group. This is how you will find your sources and information for your specific Communication Barrier. There is an outline format in Module 4 that each of you are required to fill out as an assignment. You will need to do your research before you can complete this outline. THERE MUST BE A TOTAL OF 7 SOURCES. I’VE TYPED MY INPUT TO THE DIRECTIONS IN CAPS. THE OUTLINE FORMAT WILL BE INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT. THE SOURCES NEED TO BE LISTED WHERE YOU SEE SOURCE ON THE OUTLINE SO I KNOW WHERE TO CITE THE SOURCES IN MY SPEECH AS WELL AS WHERE TO LIST THEM IN MY POWERPOINT. DON’T MIND WHERE IT SAYS SLIDE, THAT’S JUST A MARKER OF WHERE I NEED TO CREATE A SLIDE FOR MY PRESENTATION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

For this assignment, you will write a paper analyzing the six stages of an interpersonal relationship in television or movies. Objectives: Define the six stages of interpersonal relationships and analyze the types of messages that occur at each stage. Explain interpersonal relationship types and the theories of interpersonal communication. Explore the concept of interpersonal conflict, including the three principles of conflict and myths associated with the concept. Instructions: Review the six stages of interpersonal relationships and the types of messages associated with each stage in the textbook and in the learning activities. Review interpersonal relationship types and the theories of interpersonal communication in the textbook and in the learning activities. Think of a relationship from a television show or movie that demonstrates the stages of a relationship. Write a three to five-page paper analyzing that relationship from the contact stage to conclusion. Your paper should include a discussion of the stages of interpersonal relationships and the types of messages associated with each stage. Include links to clips or refer to specific episodes or time markers in the show(s) or film(s).

1. Which model of communication (linear or transactional) discussed in Chapter One best represents communication described in the Youtube video, Love Letters to Strangers? In what ways does the video illustrate the characteristics of communication and that communication is (a) symbolic (What is symbolic?), (b), a process (What change(s) occurred as a result of communication?), (c) relational (How do people adapt to each other and/or influence each other’s behavior?)? 2. How do you think paper letters compare to emails, tweets, and text messages? don’t have to write 275 words 200 words are fine