COM 100 Rio Salado

What 1. Show did you watch? Which of the group communication “task roles” that you studied in Chapters 9 and 10 did you see people play as they participated in group communication? Discuss specifically at least two people and explain how you decided which group communication role they played. How did these roles affect the group communication? Give specific examples.

2. Which of the group communication maintenance roles or social roles that you studied in Chapters 9 and 10 did you see people play as they participated in group communication? Discuss specifically at least one person and explain how you decided which group communication role he or she played. How did this role affect the group communication? Give specific examples.

3. Which of the group communication self-centered roles that you studied in Chapters 9 and 10 did you see people play as they participated in group communication? Discuss specifically at least one person and explain how you decided which group communication role he or she played. How did this role affect the group communication? Give specific examples.

4. Which of the leadership three styles for the group communication role of leader did you see someone use as he or she participated in the group communication? Discuss specifically at least one person and explain how you decided which style was used. How did this style affect the group communication? Give specific examples.

5. What communication behaviors did you notice when observing people in group communication roles that contributed to a supportive group communication climate (pages 266- 267)? How did these variables affect the group during its communication decision making? Give specific examples.

6. What communication behaviors did you notice when observing people in group communication roles that contributed to a defensive group communication climate (pages 266267)? How did these variables affect the group during its decision making? Give specific examples