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Group communication has different variety of ways to be done in the 21st century. One way of communicating these days is audio and videoconferencing. The audio conferencing can consist of net-phones, web phones or net to phone programs it allows a personal computer to function as a telephone with an attached microphone and speakers. Microsoft Networking and White Pine’s CUseeMe, as well as new software such as Micro soft Windows Media Encoder all are forms of video communication. With video software it allows users of computers with attached microphones, speakers, and video cameras to communicate verbally through an audio connection, participate nonverbally through transmitted video images of the participants. The quality of the audio is very important. It could cause some speaker’s voices to be too soft or some to be too loud. Video image is a communication challenge for video conferencing. Small group communication can also be associated with transactional process of using symbolic behavior to achieve shared meaning among group members over a period of time. The development of social emotional relational communication and shared meaning among group members is social presence. The amount and diversity of task and social communication that is facilitated by a medium and describes a participant’s feelings can be associated with Social presence. In my experience in working with groups I have learned that a goal has to be set. Also techniques need to be put into place to reach those goals. Brain storming is the most popular and useful technique for effective problem solving. The more ideas thought is a good thing. All of the group’s ideas should be welcomed. No one person should criticize the others ideas, a person should be allowed to have free wheeling. If the brainstorming is done well , it can produce a large number of original ideas. When the brain storming is complete the ideas need to be sorted out. Make sure prioritizing is done so that the order may be brought together in the brainstorming process. If your group is nonsupportive then this process will not work for you all. Groups need different types of formatting and creative approaches to deal with different issues. There are different types of techniques focus groups, role playing, idea writing, Delphi technique these are just some techniques used to solve problems. Approaches and techniques are the secret to an effective group. All of the techniques may not be used In the same group, but they will be effective in some group that you are apart of. One thing I have learned in a group is that there are different types of personality and if you are not careful they can clash. In some cases the same format is not going to work in every group meeting. You will find yourself at a point where the group needs to change up format. If you are in a situation where you need to find an answer to a problem in the group , then focus group may be able to help. Focus group can be the vehicle for people’s values, interest, and attitude. The technique used In the group can make or break a group.