Chapter-10 : Small Group Communication

Small group communication is the communication between two or more persons. 

The characteristics of small group involves:

1. Collection of individuals - usually consists of 2-12 persons
2. Common Purpose - having similar goals and objectives
3. Interdependence - being controlled by one person's behaviour
4. Organization of rules - having structure and rules within the group members
5. Self-perception as a group - feeling and behaving as a part of  group

Team is almost the same as small group but it needs more cooperation and qualities such as: 

1. Specific Purpose - set the certain goals and objectives
2. Clearly defined roles - each member has different tasks to do
3. Goal directed - work together for the same goal and achieve together.
4. Content focused - generally more focused content focused 

Stages of Small Group

For these stages, there was no special explanation again in the class as it is the same as from CHAPTER-7. (Process of Conversation. 

Small Group Stages

The Formats Small Group include: 

• Round table 



Knight of Round Table (from the series "Merlin")

• sit in round or circle style
• share information
• informal interaction
• leader try to discuss in specific topic
• Panel 

• very smart and skillful  members
• informal participation
• in front of audience
• Symposium

• like public speech
• talk different sides of  a single topic
• leader is important 
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• Symposium-forum 

• prepared speech 
• question and answer session (forum)

Power in the Small Group

   a). Legitimate power - responsible to make rules

   b). Referent power - the ability to get agreement (e.g. because of good attitudes)

   c). Reward power - ability to give rewards 

   d). Coercive power - opposite of reward power; ability to set the punishment

   e). Expert power - having expertise or knowledge

   f). Information power - ability to communicate and persuade very well

Types of Small Group

• Idea Generation Group
• share the ideas
• brainstroming
• Personal Growth Group
• support group
• for coping difficulties
• Encounter group : makes the group members to express their feeling and  more  on psychotherapy
• Assertiveness training group :  to improve members' self-esteem
• Consciousness-Rasing Group : to join together and help together
• Information Sharing Group
• sharing knowledge to others for new infromations and ideas
• Educational group : sharing knowledge between scholars
• Focus gorup : focus on specific issues
• Problem sharing
• define and analyze the problem
• establish criteria for evaluating solutions
• identify possible solutions
• evaluate solutions
• select soulutions
• Test solutions
• if faild, try again
• succeed, then continue

The Six Critical Thinking Hats