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Small-Group Communication

Small group communication involves interactions between 5-15 people working together towards a common goal. It has several key qualities including members, a shared goal, interaction, and interdependence. Small groups can be categorized based on their purpose, level of participation, seating arrangement, and communication patterns. Examples of small group types include panels, symposiums, lectures, roundtables, brainstorming sessions, and meetings. The document provides guidance on conducting small group discussions around various topics.

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Small-Group Communication

Small group communication involves interactions between 5-15 people working together towards a common goal. It has several key qualities including members, a shared goal, interaction, and interdependence. Small groups can be categorized based on their purpose, level of participation, seating arrangement, and communication patterns. Examples of small group types include panels, symposiums, lectures, roundtables, brainstorming sessions, and meetings. The document provides guidance on conducting small group discussions around various topics.

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Small-Group Communication

As an interaction of five or more


people who work together to achieve
their common goal.
The qualities as small-group
communication
• 1. Members ( at least 5 to 15 members)
• 2. Goal
• 3.Interaction
• 4. Interpendence
• 5. Working
Barker and Grant identify several
categories of Groups
• 1. According to purpose
a. Primary or Psyche group- gives support
to its members.
(family,social,political,religious,academic
groups,neighbor)
b. Discussion-group –functions as a
clearing house where members are required
to speak out for the enlightment of the
members in finding to a solution.
Elements of Discussion-Group
• 1. Face –to- face encounter
• 2. leadership
• 3. Common purpose
• 4. Shared characteristics
2. According Participation
• Groups are categorized into

• A. Public-open discussion – group


-- an audience is present to listen and at
times to participate in the proceedings
(ex. Panel, lecture,and symposium
B. Private or closed discussion –group
-- is one in which no audience listens or participates in
the proceedings.(ex, Executive council or cabinet
meeting,problem-solving meeting.)
3. According to Seating Arrangement
• Group communication to be effective must
take place in a good environment,and this
starts with the seating arrangement .
• Seating arrangements are either formal or
informal depending on the nature of the
meeting.
4. According to communication
patterns
• In general ,interpersonal communication can
be one – way or two- way

a. One-way communication pattern occurs


when the sender of the message transmits
information in the form of directives and
expects no response,no further discussion, or
feedback.
• B. two-way communication –involves the
sahring of information between two- or more
parties in an interactive exchange ideas.
Types of Small- Discussion Group
• 1. Panel discussion
• 2. Symposium
• 3. Lecture Panel
• 4. Round-Table Discussion
• 5. Brainstorming
• 6. The Buzz session
• 7. meeting
• 8. Committee
Act 1.
• Form groups of three.each Group chooses one
topic or issue from those listed below.Discuss
your issue using of structures of the small
group discussion-group assigned to you.
• 1. Pannel Discussion
• 2.3.4.5.6.7.8.
The issues are:

• 1. Illegal drugs have snared both the young


and no-longer- young into the maelstorm of
addiction.Sadly ,their roads lead to nowhere
but perdition. What can you do to help solve
drug addiction?
• 2. Our ecological problems are also moral
problems because the roots of natures
destruction are greed, selfishness,lack of
moral concern. Who are to blame?
• 3. Life seems to have gotten off its fulcrum.
Future shocks have now become realities. One
of them is same-sex marriage.
Should we follow the example of the United
states of America and other European
Countries and allow same-sex- marriage in the
Philippines?

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