Blog # 1: Chapters 3, 9, and 10 Presentations

   

      In this blog I will be sharing to my classmates my opinion on the presentations that we had last week during class. I want to start off by saying that I am very surprised at how awesome the groups did, in general. Although this is only the second week of class and sadly I cannot get to see my classmates in person, I feel like if I have known them for months. Honestly, I was a little nervous even though I knew nobody was going to see me. I have always been a little shy, and the simple fact that everyone has to be hearing my voice for more than one minute makes me nervous. Also, I have an accent and that makes it even worse.Working in teams is a very great way to communicate our ideas.

                  
           via GIPHY
     
                  
     The first group of our class presented chapter one of our textbook and did a great job as well as the rest of the students in the class. This chapter is about intercultural communication. The individuals in this group defined culture and the role of communication in it, explained the relationship between dominant and co-culture, described the seven dimensions in which cultures differ, described the inherent barriers in intercultural communication, and practiced the methods to develop competent intercultural communication. I learned a lot of new concepts and interesting facts about cultures and ethnicities. 
                   

                                   via GIPHY

   The second group, which was going to present after the first, as planned, had some issues that I ams till not very sure about. I just know that we were supposed to be the last group to present and ended up being the second. Their topic was communication in groups. They identified the different types of groups, described the characteristics of healthy groups, explained the stages through which groups develop, and employed strategies to manage group conflicts effectively. I believe that this is very important to know, since we are always dealing with people everywhere we go. This information is very useful and we should put it into practice in our everyday life by communicating appropriately  with people around us.

       My group was the third group, but we presented after the first. I believe that me and my teammates did an awesome job. We communicated our ideas clearly and in an organized way. We were texting all the time to plan how everything was going to be. Our topic was group leadership and problem solving. Our job was to explain how leadership functions in teams, describe how to run effective meetings, engage in the six steps of systematic problem solving, communicate group solutions in a variety of forms, and evaluate group effectiveness using key criteria. We all did our part and we got great results. 
     Lastly, I want to say that I am very excited about doing blogs and I feel very confident about it. I am not the best writer, but practice makes perfect. I believe that all my classmates are doing a good job, even when some of us are new to online schooling. It shows how capable we are of doing things when we really want to accomplish them.  

Comments

  1. https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/9dfec29bb17b46cabdd3f3b285368d0aJune 15, 2020 at 11:41 AM

    Excellent writing. I loved your visuals. I agree that everyone has done a great job for learning and presenting online.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Blog #2 Disabilities

Image
Throughout the time I was to make My Experience Learning about Mental Health Disabilities By Jennifer Fernandez  my portion of the disabilities presentation I was able to make a lot of interesting and useful discoveries. My topic of research was anxiety and depression. I feel like my generation has a lot of anxiety and depression growing up and it's very important for everyone to be informed on how to catch signs of these disabilities and how to help both others and yourself. I'm very glad to have been a part of this presentation to raise awareness for disabilities especially my particular subgroup focused on psychological disabilities. My group consisted of both Amanda and Katie who focused on post-traumatic stress disorders, psychosis, and eating disorders to name a few.   I was able to find out the risks of undiagnosed depression and anxiety which in extreme cases can lead to the loss of a loved one. It's very important to be able to notice signs
Read more

Disabilities Blog

Image
          Today I will be writing a blog about our presentations regarding disabilities. I was really interested in this presentation because it allowed me to learn about different disabilities in depth and gain more knowledge about how to help people in these situations. I was also kind of nervous about how I would present my ideas for this project. I wanted to make sure that how or what I said did not come across as offensive to some people and I wanted to make sure the information was accurate.           Group 1’s presentation was about mobility, spinal, and head disabilities. They explained what each disability was and they gave examples for each type. They also described how these disabilities affect a person's life and how they can get these types of disabilities. I felt that they did a really good job presenting but I do feel that they should have tried to keep a cohesive theme throughout their powerpoint and that they could have added more pictures or less writing per slide
Read more

Disability Presentation Blog #2

Image
                                                                          Disability Presentation Blog                                                                                   Amanda Rodriguez                                              Raising awareness of different types of disabilities and how they impact lives is important for several reasons.  People who don’t have a disability or know anyone who is disabled might not be aware of what it is like to live with a disability or the challenges that can be encountered on a daily basis. Educating people on these different types of disabilities would allow for the world to be accessible for all, which is why this project is so beneficial to us. This project opened my eyes to the different types of disabilities that we may not even be able to see.  In order to successfully complete this project we divided our group into smaller groups, with each member focusing on a specific disability, ensuring we explain it thoroughly and effec
Read more