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Interpersonal and Collaborative Messages

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Communicating Interpersonally

 Interpersonal communication

◦ verbal, nonverbal, and listening interaction

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between at least two people engaged in the co-creation of a relationship

Relational Communication

•

Interpersonal Communication and Relationships

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dynamic system of interaction coordinated through communication between two or more people

• Why Are Business Relationships

Important?

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 Relationship

Relational Communication

• Types of Relationships

◦ when communicators engage in contrasting

behavior in which one person controls and the other relinquishes control

 Complementary relationship

◦ when the communicators mirror each other’s

behavior

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 Symmetrical relationship

Relational Communication

Some relationships are complementary in nature since one of the communicators talks more while the other listens more.

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Relational Communication

• How Do I Influence My Relationships?

• Practice Redesigning Relationships

 Talk about the relationship

 Negotiate new rules and structure

 Change the context

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 Change your reaction pattern

Relational Communication

FIGURE 13.1 Endless Feedback Loop

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When people interact, they repeatedly send and receive messages. These messages and reactions continually move around and between the communicato rs.

Relational Communication

• What Are the Rules for Business

Relationships?

 Interactive rules

 Standard rules

• Breaking the Rules

• Cross-Cultural Rules

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 Role-related rules

Communicating Nonverbally

 Nonverbal communication

◦ body movements or vocal variations that

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communicate without words

Communicating Nonverbally

What’s the Big Deal about Communicating

Nonverbally?

 happens continuously

 conveys 93 percent of our emotional meaning

 can occur unintentionally

 many cues are contextual

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 often more reliable and believable than verbal

Types of Nonverbal Communication

1.  Kinesic behaviors

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2.  Eye behavior

refers to body movements we use to communicate

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refers to eye movements that communicate emotions, facilitate and regulate conversation, and monitor reactions

Types of Nonverbal Communication

3.  Paralanguage

◦ vocal sounds other than words. It is how you say something rather than what the words mean

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paralinguistic sounds, such as “um,” “er,” and “uh,” that fill dead air during speech

4.  Chronemics

 Vocal interferences

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◦ study of how people use and perceive time

Types of Nonverbal Communication

5.  Proxemics

◦ study of how people use space and distance

 Intimate distance

 Personal distance

 Social distance

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 Public distance

Types of Nonverbal Communication

6.  Haptics

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Nonverbal touching can communicat e a variety of messages, including a formal greeting.

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involves touching behaviors

Types of Nonverbal Communication

Differences between men and women

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Nonverbal Behavior  Eye contact and gaze  Facial expressions  Gestures  Posture  Proxemic space  Haptics (touch)  Paralanguage

Communicating in Small Groups

• What Is a Small Group?

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composed of two or more interdependent people who are aware of their group membership and who communicate to accomplish common goals

• What’s the Difference between Small-

Group and Interpersonal Communication?

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 Small groups

Communicating in Small Groups

• Purposes of Business Groups and Teams

 Task force

 Quality circles

 Steering committee

 Management teams

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 Project teams

Communicating in Small Groups

• Purposes of Business

Groups and Teams (continued)

 Cross-functional teams

 Self-managing teams

 Problem-solving teams

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 Virtual teams

The Four C’s of Effective Small Groups

FIGURE 13.2 The 4 C’s of Small Groups

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The Four C’s of Effective Small Groups

  Commitment

  Cohesion

◦ members’ consistent participation on grouprelated tasks, and dedication to maintaining group values and achieving group goals

◦ establishment of harmonious and compatible

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working relationships

The Four C’s of Effective Small Groups

  Collaboration

◦ members of a team work together to

• Conflict Modification Strategies

accomplish a task

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problem modification techniques that groups use to resolve disputes

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 Conflict strategies

Conformity

 Conformity

◦ acceptance of influence and adherence to

 Groupthink

group rules

◦ when members neglect relevant news or

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information that contradicts what the group already believes

Leadership in Groups and Teams

 Leadership

◦ ability to influence people and share a vision

• Leadership in Meetings

that moves projects or the organization forward in a productive and creative way

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guidelines for discussion topics and time frames for goal accomplishment during meetings

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 Agendas

Leadership in Groups and Teams

• Leadership in Meetings (continued)

Task Leadership Skills

 Analyzing problems

 Evaluating criteria

 Decision making and analyzing solutions

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 Developing group processing procedures

Leadership in Groups and Teams

• Leadership in Meetings (continued)

Relational Leadership Skills

 Facilitating participation

 Stimulating discussion

 Coordinating group dialogue

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 Modifying and managing conflict

Leadership in Groups and Teams

• Gender Differences in Meetings

 interruptions

 take & hold floor

 state verbal points concretely & authoritatively

 confident about building arguments

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 collaboration

Technology for Groups and Teams

  C-Commerce

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technology that allows companies to collaborate with customers, suppliers, and distributors to improve existing products and services and to create new products

Types of Nonverbal Communication

• Distance Business Meetings

◦ most common type of distance meeting in which

participants communicate by phone from different locations

1.  Teleconferencing

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combines both visual and verbal communication so conference participants can see and hear each other at the same time by using a video monitor

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2.  Videoconferencing

Types of Nonverbal Communication

• Distance Business Meetings (continued)

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use of compact cameras and microphones attached to personal or laptop computers to send and receive audio and video messages transmitted over the Internet

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3.  Web conferencing

Questions

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