Bloopers and Boosters in Communication

Group members don’t do their fair share of work; group members are bossy; group members don’t listen to my ideas; group members don’t agree.

All of them happen when the communication is in ....

• Bloopers

• Boosters

• Bodors

If I’m in a group and Nevile Longbottom is sharing his idea, but I cut him off to say my idea, I’m ....

• controlling

• ignoring

• interrupting

• withdrawing

Deciding the direction of the group without considering the others’ view or ideas such as "You have to do this and that , and you must follow what I said" is called ....

• ignoring

• interrupting

• withdrawing

• controlling

Malfoy is one of my group members. He asks me a question but I don't answer it. I am ....

• ignoring

• interrupting

• controlling

• withdrawing

When I have a group task, I don't really like my group so I decide to doodle on my notebook instead of helping my group to finish the task. I am ....

• controlling

• ignoring

• withdrawing

• interrupting

Why do we need to know communication bloopers?

• Because everyone bloops so that we can prevent from it.

• Because everyone doesn't make mistake.

• Because everyone easily gets along with others.

Julio: Ok, I want everyone to take out their balloons and put them on the table. Be quiet; I’ll tell you how we’re going to do this. First we want to…

Herman: Slow down, Napoleon, no one appointed you leader.

From the above dialog, Julio seems to be a .....

• interrupter

• controller

• withdrawer

• ignorer

Below are the communication boosters, EXCEPT....

• listening

• facilitating

• negotiating

• writing

Julio : Blue is my favorite color too. But, I also like orange.

Patrice : I have an idea. I’ll take a red balloon. Julio can have my orange one, and Herman can have blue. What do you think?

Here, Patrice is a ....

• supporter

• facilitator

• negotiator

• listener

A group member listens and responds to the groups’ ideas because he/she is interested in learning from others.

This is the example of a .....

• listener

• supporter

• negotiator

• facilitator