COMM 470 Agenda - Week 4

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COMM 470 Agenda - Week 4

• Team Pictures Teams 4, 8
• ITE4a How was Listening this Week?
• ITE4b How was Acknowledgement this Week?
• Lecture
• Move to JMZ 0220
• ITE 4b The Last Straws - Team Building
  Exercise
• Listening Exercise for Week 5

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In-Class Team Exercise 4a

• Discuss
• How did you do on not interrupting this week?
• Count how many times share 2 examples
• Deliverable Summarize in a table how many
  conversations you each1) thought about the
  assignment, and then2) succeeded partially3)
  succeeded completely
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• One More Round of Acknowledgment
• Deliverable No Written Deliverable

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In-Class Team Exercise 4b

• Discuss
• How did you do on acknowledging others this week?
• Count how many times share 2 examples
• Deliverable Summarize in a table how many
  conversations you each1) thought about the
  assignment, and then2) succeeded partially3)
  succeeded completely

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MTW I Acknowledgment

• Acknowledgement is . . .
• Personal
• Powerful
• A Contribution to Another Person
• A Connection with Another Person
• Simple
• Satisfying
• An Aid in Building Team

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MTW I Acknowledgment

• Accepting Acknowledgement is . . .
• Generous
• Open
• Honest
• A Connection with Another Person
• Simple
• Allowing Another to Contribute to You

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In-Class Team Exercise 4c

• The Last Straws
• Your Task
• Build the tallest free-standing structure you can
  from the 40 flex straws your team has been
  given
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• The Rules
• When 5 team have finished, all other teams have 5
  minutes to complete
• First prize is two bonus team points (for each
  teammate in c lass) Second prize is one point
• The judgment of Dr. Finn is final and not subject
  to whining, complaining, nor instant replay
  review

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Overview of Listening

• Four Levels / Aspects to Listening
• Technique
• Attitude
• Worldview / Paradigm / Lenses
• Meta-conversations

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Listening Exercise for Week 5

• Focus on
• Asking Questions to elicit more information
• Also Make it a Point to
• Continue to Acknowledge People in Your Life
• Practice Accepting Acknowledgement