Thursday 3 April 2014

Chapter 12 Organizational Communication

Organization can be divided 4
  • Rules and regulation
  • Division of labour
  • A system of reward and consequences
  • cultural values and beliefs

How to be an effective employee?

  • Be impressive
  • Be positive
  • Be culturally sensitive
  • Be respectful and open
  • Be interested

Communication within organization can be divided formal and informal

Formal
  • upward
  • downward
  • lateral

Informal
  • The Grapevine

Organization network
  • Circle
  • Wheel
  • Y
  • Chain
  • All channel

Chapter 11 Member and Leader

Small groups
  • various roles to play in small group

There are 12 roles in group task
  • Initiator-contributor
  • Information seeker
  • Opinion seeker
  • Information giver
  • Opinion giver
  • Elaborator
  • Coordinator
  • Orienter
  • Evaluator-critic
  • Energizer
  • Procedural technician 
  • Recorder

There are 7 roles for building and maintenance
  • Encourager
  • Harmonizer
  • Compromiser
  • Gatekeeper-expediter
  • Standard setter
  • Group observer & Commentator
  • Follower

There are 8 roles for individual
  • Aggressor
  • Blocker
  • Recognition seeker
  • Self-confessor
  • Playboy/playgirl
  • Dominator
  • Help seeker
  • Special interest pleader


Chapter 10 Small Group Communication

Small Group

mean forming groups and click is a natural part of life

Common purpose
  • similar purpose and reason
Interdependence
  • individual depending on one another for common objective or to complement each other
Organization of rules
  • members of small groups must be connected by some organizing rules or structure
Self perception as a group
  • individual wanting to feel belonged to a larger group of common share values, beliefs, likings and mentality



Team


Specific purpose
  • task completion

Clearly defined roles
  • must have leader, supporter and others must be team player
Goal directed
  • commitment to achieve the common goal and objective
Content focused
  • able to generate content - not distracted by other things

Virtual groups & teams
  • team can be both in face to face or in the virtual world

Small groups stages
  • opening
  • feed forward
  • business
  • feedback
  • closing

Small group formats

The round table
  • arrange in semicircular or circular
  • share information
  • informal group interaction
The panel
  • member are expert
  • informal speak
  • an audience in front

The symposium
  • a series of presentation or public speech delivered
The symposium forum
  •  series of prepared speeches before an audience followed by responses from the audience

Power in the small group
  • legitimate
  • referent
  • reward
  • coercive
  • expert
  • information

Types of small groups

Idea generation groups
  • members meet for the first time and discuss over issues and solution
  • called brainstorming
Personal growth group
  • the encounter group - known as sensitive group
  • the assertiveness training group - aim to increase the willingness of its members to stand up for their rights and to act more assertively in a wide variety of situations
  • the consciousness - aims to help people cope with the problems society confronts them with
Information sharing groups
  • educational group - contribute to academic circle
  • focus group - affirming the existence of the information, or the probability of increasing the confirmation of certain issues
Problem solving groups
  • come face to face to solve problem
Steps of solving problems
  • Define and Analyze the Problem
  • Establish Criteria for Evaluating Solutions
  • Identify possible Solution
  •  Evaluate Solutions
  • Select the Best Solution          
  • Test Solution

Wednesday 2 April 2014

Chapter 9 Friends & Lovers and Families

Friendship is considered as
  • interpersonal relationship
  • must mutually productive
  • characteristics by mutual positive regard (you like me or i like you)

Friendship Types

The friendship of reciprocity
  • Loyalty, self-sacrifice, mutual affection, generosity
  • Share equally in giving receiving the benefits and rewards of the relationship
The friendship of receptivity
  • one person is the primary giver, and one the primary receiver

The friendship of association
  • friendly relationship
  • there is no great loyalty, no great giving & receiving




Why do we seek out friendship and close relationships ?

Utility purposes
  • help you to achieve your specific goals and need

Affirmation
  • help you to recognize your attributes
Ego support
  • someone who behave in supportive and encouraging
Stimulation
  • Introduces you to new ideas, help you to expand your worldview
Security
  • someone who does nothing to hurt you or




Development stages of friendship


Initial contact & acquaintanceship
  • the first stages of friendship
  • impressions are formed
  • important to stay open welcoming of the presence of your new acquaintance


Casual friendship
  • The second stage of friendship
  • Dyadic (of a relation) consciousness takes place
  • Doing things together


Close and intimate friendship
  • the third stage of friendship
  • most intimate forms of togetherness




The value of friendship would also be affected by

Culture
  • different cultures would bring about a different meaning to friendship

Gender different
  • male and female kin view friendship and relationship differently
  • men are more keen to develop more acquaintances, but not true friends
  • women are more able to keep and maintain close friends around them. But tends to get jealous more

Technology
  • meaning of friendship has been diluted by the important and usage of technology in our lives




Romantic relationship


Types of Loves


Eros
  • erotic, sensual, desire, lust
  • basically this category represents love that comes out physical attraction, beauty and appearance. Often sex and lust becomes the result of this category

Ludus
  • excitement, fun, entertainment
  • this love is represents the thrill of excitement and pleasure seeking, often only seeking temporary measures and ways to fulfill their need to have fun



Storage
  • peaceful and slow
  • this form of love represents the act of seeking for love but with the absence of passion and emotion in the process


Pragma
  • practical and traditional
  • lover this category are more concerned of the ability of the other partner and the benefits that they could gain from the relationship


Mania
  • extremist of opposites
  • love in this category is a bit of a psychology they love the thrill of having love and at the same is depressed or worried of having love


Agape
  • unconditional love
  • this love is truly unconditional love- loving another with no favor expected in return. Can be considered as the highest and most selfless form of love


Love and Communication
  • enhances all forms of verbal and non-verbal communications and encourages a deeper level of conversation

Love and Culture
  • love is interpreted and practiced differently from various cultures around the globe

Love and Gender
  • who is the better lover? Men or women? The jury is out for neither – both men and women love differently

Love and Technology
  • likewise with friendships, the meaning of love is also diluted by the growth of technology


Families

Each family has their own uniqueness and characteristic, but they do normally follow a certain set of rules and criteria, such as

  • defined roles
  • recognition of responsibilities
  • shared history & future
  • shared living space


Types of Family

Traditional Couples
  • the conventional form of a family

Independent couples
  • individual in this family setting stresses individuality as the main theme in the family 

Separate couples
  • this family setting is not really a family but individual in this family stay together for a common benefit

Family Communication

Equality
  • individual in families would often seek an equal terms of respect, love and understanding with one another

Balanced split
  • families with a balanced split have a balanced amount of responsibilities
Unbalanced split
  • a mother having to work for money and taking care of the home but the father just stay at home unemployed and not even doing the housework
Monopoly
  • one person is the authority

Family and Culture
  • Highly individualist cultures would not have a conductive setting for a healthy family. But would often be prepared to accept changes and self-disclosure

Family and Technology
  • Research showed that while the participants in the family are more active in conversation, with one another
  • example: via text messages, email, facebook, and more












Chapter 8 Interpersonal Relationship Stages and Theories

Chapter 8 is a bit different from others as teacher told us do your own note for this chapter.


Stages of Relationship



Contact
  • first stage of relationship
  • aware of one another's existence
  • perceptual and Interactional contact take place

Involvement
  • second stage of relationship
  • tighter bonds and engagements with one another

Intimacy
  • third stage of relationship
  • deep and committed relationship with one another
  • become familiar and comfortable with each other

Deterioration
  • fourth stage of the relationship
  • factors such as temporal, cultural, or societal contexts weakens the bond with one another
  • intrapersonal and interpersonal dissatisfaction become apparent
  • reality hurts

Repair
  • fifth stage of relationship
  • intrapersonal repair and interpersonal repair

Dissolution
  • last stages of relationship
  • bonds are broken or returned back to platonic
  • interpersonal and social separation takes place



Relationship Theories

Attraction Theory
  • similarity
  • proximity
  • reinforcement
  • physical attractiveness and personality

Relationship Rules Theory
  • friendship rules
  • romantic rules
  • family rules
  • workplace rules

Relationship Dialectics Theory
  • the tension between closeness and openness
  • the tension between autonomy and connection
  • the tension between novelty and predictability

Social Penetration Theory
  • People in relationships often have the need to explore each other's personalities


Social Exchange Theory
  • individuals form relationship with one another based on whether or not it would bring benefits to them


Equity Theory
  • move towards forming professional relationships with one another


The Dark Side of Interpersonal Relationships

  • Relationships can get complicated and can lead to ugly things in life and with one another
  • One of the most common example is jealousy due to a human nature called envy
  • Different types of jealous can occur


Cognitive jealously
  • suspicious thinking, worrying and exaggeration of things that you think would occur

Emotional jealousy
  • seeing someone you like react to something else that is out of your control to reach

Behavioral jealousy
  • responses or behavioral changes that takes place with the individual as a result of the envy and jealousy

Chapter 7 Interpersonal Communication

What is Interpersonal ?

Interpersonal is communication between sender and receiver ; one to another; more than 1 person involved.

The essence of interpersonal communication is through conversations and dialogues.


Conversation Process




  • Opening
  • Feed-forward
  • Business
  • Feedback
  • Closing


Principle of Conversation


Principle of Turn taking
  • an active exchange of roles of between speakers and listeners



  • Turn-Maintaining: Speaker to speak; his/her role to maintain conversational cues.
    • Examples: Para-language, eye contact
  • Turn-Yielding: Speaker to listen; Indicates they are done talking and wishes to listen.
    • Examples: Hand gestures
  • Turn-Requesting: Listener to speaker; Indicates he/she is ready to speak.
    • Examples: Butting in conversation, para-language
  • Turn-Denying: Listener to listen; Indicates that he/she is not responsive.
    • Examples: Shaking head, looking away


    Principle of Dialogue


  • dialogue is a context where two person share message to one another
  • dialogue is indicates an interaction rather than just a conversation.
  • example: two  friend talking about a common  interest





  • Principle of Immediacy and Flexibility

    • effective communication  and conversation requires both parties to take into consideration the relationship and intimacy of one another.
    • adjusting to the environment and the context


    Everyday Conversation

    Small Talk



    •  method in which we slowly introduce ourselves into a bigger issue or message
    • a bridge to the conversation: Compliments, talk about weather, food, etc
    • very culturally based


    Excuses and Apologies
    • excuse ourselves and apologize in our everyday conversations for the fault that we do


    Excuses- maintain a fair stand on your excuses
    Apologies - maintain an open position and apologize if you are at fault


    Complimentary and Advice
    • Compliment is a "message of praise" which is the interpersonal glue
    Qualified - Praises that really justifies the words
    Unqualified - praises that is used to just pass on the impression or to mask certain behaviours and intention



    Types of advice

    • Explore options: Advising others to seek out alternatives
    • Expert advice/second opinion: Advising others to emphasize or de-emphasize their beliefs and inclinations
    • Delay decision: To delay their decision


     
    MIDTERM !!!
     
     
     






    Sunday 30 March 2014

    Chapter 6 Non Verbal Communication



     What is non verbal communication?
    • communicate without words including gestures, touch, raising your voice
    • basically anything that develop other than HEARING WORDS directly spoken


      Benefit of using non verbal communication
    • greater the ability to send and receive nonverbal signals, the higher the attraction, popularity, and psychological well-being are likely to be
    •  successful to influence others

      There are 6 functions non verbal messages

    • Integrating  non verbal and verbal messages.
    • Forming and managing impression 
    • Defining relationship
    • Structuring conversation 
    • Influencing and deceiving 
    • Expressing emotion