Ariel Alejandro Valencia Hernandez


Experience of chapters 3, 9, and 10.




Do you ever have felt nervous about an oral presentation? I do not know if this ever happened to you, but this happen to me every time that I have to do a presentation. I feel nervous to the point that my mouth is dry, my hands start shaking, and I have butterflies doing backflips in my stomach.
 
     nervous man
Well, this was also true for my presentation about intercultural communication in Ms. Sherri class. In the beginning, I was completely petrified. It was my first online appearance in Miami Dade College. I didn’t know how to start, how the presentation will turn out, or if my internet will cut out in the middle of my delivery. Then, I saw that everybody in the room was in my same position and feeling just like me. It really comforted me that I was not the only one in that situation. As soon as my presentation started, everything started to unfold smoothly. 




The presentation that I was so scared of, turn out to be a wonderful experience. I learned how the interactions that occur between two people can differ so much depending on their culture. How race, ethnicity, religion, sex, and gender play a huge roll in intercultural communication. 


group of people of different cultures

Then, I witnessed the other group presentation about communication in group. They explained in a very interesting way the different types of groups. How sometimes groups are form with a specific interest in mind, and the value of team work to reach that goal. It came to my attention how a healthy group is formed around a constructive purpose. It is characterized by ethical goals, cohesiveness, synergy, among others.  


group together
group meeting



 
Do you know the stages of groups development? 



I certainly didn't know, but it is five stages of group development: 
  • The first stage is the initial stage that is forming the group based on orientation, testing, and dependence. 
  • The second stage is storming where members try to become more comfortable with each other and begin sharing their ideas and opinions.
  • The third stage is cohesion that is when is an increased in collaboration, trust, and communication. 
  • The fourth stage is performing, and it is characterized by harmony, problem solving, and shared leadership.
  • The final stage is adjourning and transforming. In that stage, the group celebrate a goal accomplishment and disengagement. 

"The essential concept is that the task belongs to the group."



conflict in the group
With the formation of groups, conflicts about culture and personality start to originate. One of the best ways to solve problem in groups is to listen to each other ideas and develop a set of guidelines to deal with every problem. The problem solving process involves thoughts, discussions, actions, and decisions that occur from the first consideration of a problematic situation to the goal.


people putting their hands together 
Meetings are a good way to connect to the group, these ones can be effective or not depending on the people, and if they are prepared in advance. Hearing about effective meetings from my classmates make me curious about what percent of meeting are effective?. I looked up on the internet, and the answer really surprised me. 
 
I experienced what leadership really is from the presentation about leadership and  from my class leaders and my professor that made possible that the experience was the best . Although, we could not see all the videos in the presentation of each group, I can say without a doubt that this first group presentation was a fantastic and educational experience.

picture of a person doing a online meeting
photo of a person doing a conference call. 


 Ariel Alejandro Valencia Hernandez



References:
- Rogelberg, Steven G. "The surprising science behind successful remote meetings." MIT Solan Management Review, May 21, 2020, https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-surprising-science-behind-successful-remote-meetings/. Accessed 17 May 2021. 
- Verderber + Sellnow + Verdeber, "COMM 5 Speech communication" 








   

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