This document discusses small group communication and defines it as communication involving 3 or more people with members, a goal, interaction, and interdependence. It provides examples of small group discussion types like panels, symposiums, roundtables, and brainstorming. Key criteria for effective meetings are that the purpose is clear, the right people attend, participants are prepared, and time is used effectively. Finally, it outlines different speech styles from intimate to casual to formal to frozen.

1. SMALL GROUP
COMMUNICATION

2. SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION
-- is a subset of interpersonal
communication which refers to
communication or interaction
involving three or more people.

3. A collection of people, then, qualifies
as small group communication as long
as it has the following elements:
• members
• goal
• interaction
• interdependence

4. • Group meeting attendance is an
example of the interdependent
nature of group interaction.
• Members who attend meetings but
don’t participate can also derail
group progress

5. Small groups are important
communication units held for
- information sharing
- fact finding
- decision making

6. HOW BIG IS A SMALL
GROUP?

7. According to Socha (1997),
a small group consists
of 3-15 members.

8. TYPES OF SMALL
DISCUSSION GROUPS

9. PANEL DISCUSSION
- a public exchange of ideas involving a
group of people gathered to discuss a
topic in front of an audience.
Topics are typically discussed at scientific,
business or academic conferences and
conventions, and on television shows.

10. SYMPOSIUM
- a series of individual presentations which
address different aspects of a single topic,
usually followed by a short question and
answer period.

11. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
- a group communication that allows
extensive discussion and feedback for the
presenter (host) in a more informal way
than a panel presentation.
The goal is to get everyone involved and
participating in the discussion.

12. BRAINSTORMING
- is a type of communication that is
designed to help a group generate ideas.
External and internal participants who
think differently may be invited because
research shows that bringing together
individuals with diverse backgrounds can
enhance the flow of ideas

13. Participants are sometimes encouraged
to come up with CRAZY, STUPID and
WILD ideas.

14. DEBATE

15. MEETING
- is a gathering of two or more people that
has been convened for the purpose of
achieving a common goal through verbal
interaction.
It provides opportunities for sharing
information, making suggestions and
proposals, taking discussions and obtaining
instant feedback.

16. CRITERIA FOR AN EFFECTIVE
MEETING

17. CRITERIA FOR AN EFFECTIVE MEETING
1. Purpose is clear to all attendees.
2. All who are needed are attending
and only those who are needed are
attending.
3. Participants are prepared.
4. Time is effectively used.

18. CRITERIA FOR AN EFFECTIVE MEETING
5. Participants are committed.
6. The main goal is achieving the goals,
not meeting for sake of meeting.
7. The outcome should justify the
investment.
8. Actions, responsibilities and
mechanism for review are clear.

19. TYPES OF SPEECH
STYLES

20. 1. Intimate
It is a style among intimate members of
a family or friends that do not need a
complete language with clear
articulation.
Another characteristic of this style is
grammar unnecessarily used here,
because it can bring disorder to this
intimate style.

21. 2. Casual
A casual form of information sharing
typically used in personal
conversations with friends or family
members

22. 3. Consultative
It is used in regular conversation at
school, companies, trade, speech
conversation, etc. One of the its
characteristics is its tendency of
average speed, which is higher than
formal style. The sentence tend to be
shorter and less well planned (tend to
spontaneous).

23. 4. Formal
A type of verbal presentation intended
to share information and which
conforms to establish professional
rules, standards and processes and
avoids using slang terminology.

24. 5. Frozen
It is the most formal communicative
style that is usually used in respectful
situation or formal ceremony.