This document discusses various aspects of communication including verbal, nonverbal, group communication skills, and consequences of poor communication. It provides guidance on discussing topics including setting an appropriate environment, having supporting resources, establishing discussion ground rules and agenda, and allowing enough time. Interacting with others through the Soler theory of nonverbal communication is mentioned. Steps for preparing a social media debate are outlined, including creating an opening statement, developing questions for the opponent, preparing answers, and having a concluding statement. Good preparation and backing arguments with evidence are emphasized for winning the debate.

1. Be able to communicate
about media production
in discussions
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2. Verbal Communication
 Verbal communication is communication using speech,
sounds and words.
 It is important In things such as meetings because you
express your opinions and feelings to other people.
 We use verbal communication everyday.

3. NonVerbal Communication
 Non verbal communication involves using sign language,
body language and other different gestures.
 We use non verbal communication to help explain what we
are trying to say.
 Non verbal communication is important because it shows
people how interested you are in what they are saying.

4. The newspaper challenge
 We tried to build a tower out of newspaper and make it stand for 1
minute without touching it or leaning it on something
 At the start we had 5 minutes to discuss what we would do then we
had 15 minutes to build it in silence
 It was difficult because we couldn’t talk to each other while we
were doing it so it was harder to understand what the others meant
and the newspaper tower kept falling down so it was hard to keep it
up
 We rolled up the pieces of newspapers into cylinders and started to
construct a tower out of them
 At the end we came in third place

5. The newspaper challenge

6. The newspaper challenge

7. Good Group Communication Skills
 Listen to each other
 Don’t repeat yourself
 Put everyone’s ideas into consideration
 Do research beforehand
 Don’t swear at each other

8. Consequences of poor communication skills
 Employee morale will be low
 Wrong message
 Performance will drop
 Wont be able to function properly
 Hard to understand

9. Discussion Guide:
 Environment:The environment must be appropriate for
speaking. Noises could interfere which is one of the bad
factors. Use a microphone if the area is large
 Supporting Resources:The people involved will feel prepared
for what topics might come up.This also means that people
will be inputting more informed opinions.

10. Discussion Ground Rules Resources:
 Agenda: Make sure the topic is clear and everyone is aware of
what the discussion is about. If it is unclear then people will
get sidetracked.
 Time:There should enough time for the discussion to cover
all points. Points could be rushed in order to cover
everything.

11. Discussion Ground Rules:
 By setting ground rules everyone agrees with before the
discussion it slims the risk of people becoming upset at other
people.To avoid this set rules like people should take turns to
speak.

12. Interacting with others:The Soler theory
 In the form of non verbal communication, soler theory can be
valuable when helping another person. Soler theory can
make the other party feel cared for, involved in what is going
on and feel respected and understood. Soler theory is used in
counselling and other areas where one person is there to
listen, help or comfort another; soler theory can also be
learned by anyone who wishes to become a better listener.

13. Social Media Group Debate
 1.You must decide upon an opening statement. This
should state your opinion, position and the arguments you
will be proposing.
 E.g. Censorship is wrong because everyone has the right to
free speech.
 Opening statement: Social media is good because you can
connect to people from all over the world and make friends

14. QuestioningYour Opponent
2.You should have at least 10 questions that can be asked of your opponent.
These should be on separate sheets of paper or on note cards for easy reference.
The questions should be specifically directed to your opponent and should be
concise and clear.
1. Why do you think social media is bad?
2. How would you stop cyber bullying?
3.

15. Answering Debate Questions
3.You should have answers prepared which will be used to respond to your
opponent’s questions. Imagine that you are from the other team and determine
what questions may be asked of your team.

16. Conclusion
 4.You should have a final conclusive argument/statement drawn
up which will be proposed at the end of your debate.
 When you have determined who will be responsible for each
portion of your team's debate, it is up to you to prepare yourself for
the challenge that lies ahead.Only one team will win this debate.
The winning team will: Have a solid background regarding all
material. Have plenty of evidence to back up claims. Be
creative/psyche out opponents.Outclass opponents/never give an
answer of "uh...."