Oral Communications for Business

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Oral Communications for Business

• Teamwork

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Teamwork

• Give me your best definition of teamwork

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Web definition of teamwork

• Collaboration among students to produce a product
  for the quality of which team members have joint
  responsibility. Team members are assessed on the
  quality of the product, the quality of their
  contributions to the team effort as well as the
  quality of the completion of their individually
  assigned tasks.

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Continued

• Working as part of a group in which there is a
  shared goal and to achieve this different members
  of the team take on different role.
• Cooperative work done by a team.

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Are you a team player???

• What are the negative aspects working with
  others?
• What are the positive aspects working with
  others?
• How well to you work with others?

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Tips for working as a team.

• T Teach. Identify your strengths and share
  them with you team.
• E Empathize. See someone elses point of view.
  
• A Ask. Ask questions to gather information.
• M Motivate, motivate, motivate!!!
• There is no I in T.E.A.M!!

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Group Dynamics

• Divide into groups.
• Lets see how well we work together!

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Cup Stack Teamwork Game

• Supplies
• 10 paper cups
• 1 rubber band
• 6 pieces of string
• Goal
• Using the rubber band, stack the cups in a
  pyramid starting with 4 cups on the bottom, then
  three, then two, then 1 on top.

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Rules

• You cannot touch the cups with your hands, even
  if it falls on the floor.
• Dont stop until you are finished!!
• Have fun!!

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Discussion

• Was anyone frustrated during the game? If so,
  how was it handled?
• Why was teamwork so important?
• Who was the natural leader (if anyone)?
• How did you contribute to the teamwork aspect of
  this activity?

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Group Presentation

• Divide into Group Presentation Groups
• Define rules of the game.

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Group Presentation

• 60 minute presentation
• Professional Dress
• Power Point required other visual aids optional.
• Must have a 10-20 minute Activity
• Provide training to employees
• Time Management Goal Setting
• Teamwork and Team Dynamics
• Diversity in the work place
• Improving Communication Skills

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Group Presentation cont

• Conflict Management
• Managing Change
• Using Effective Visual Aids
• Hiring the right employees
• Interviewing Skills
• Improving Customer Service Skills
• Improving Problem Solving Skills
• Additional Suggestions??