Communication_and_Collaboration_Strategy

Communication and Collaboration Strategy Jason Eric Garcia GEN/200 July 8, 2011 Catherine M. Ward, MBA. Communication and Collaboration Strategy Everyone learns and communicates in his own individual way.   There are multiple learning styles that assist us with communicating effectively within a group of people.   Each person’s learning style can be used in a group setting where it can be utilized in the best way. There are specific personality types that may be better suited for a group environment. In addition, there are also personality types that better assist with understanding and working with each other effectively in a group. The key to success in working together as a group is working to understand everyone’s learning styles and personality types and adapting to them accordingly.   Everyone has his own special way of communicating in a group as opposed to how he would normally communicate as an individual. We also have our own unique styles of learning when placed in a group in contrast to how we would learn on our own. It is when we are able to understand and accept the different types of learning styles of our peers; that we are also able to help our group communicate and learn together. People can communicate efficiently using the following learning styles Interpersonal, Musical, Verbal linguistic, Visual-Spatial, Logical-Mathematical, Intrapersonal, Bodily-Kinesthetic, and Naturalistic. My particular learning styles that assist me with communicating effectively within my group are my Interpersonal and Musical styles. My Interpersonal learning style allows me to understand, adapt to, and work with others that have either the same or a different learning style from me. As a person with an Interpersonal learning style, I can understand opinions from an individual’s point of view and I am better able to establish and maintain positive relationships in a group setting. This style also allows me to share my ideas and communicate within my group. After completing my assessment, I learned that my other learning style is Musical. A person with a musical learning style can use music as a way to learn. For example, a Musical individual can use beats, rhythms, lyrics, and songs to remember important information that he wants to learn. A perfect example of this would be when I learned how to sing my ABC’s and when I learned all of the Presidents of the United States with a rhythmic pattern and beat. I must admit that during my assessment I was having a hard time figuring out how I could use my Musical learning style to my group’s advantage. After some critical thinking and brainstorming, I figured out that I could use my love for music and rhythm to keep my group’s brainstorming ideas in a good rhythm and flow. I also made sure that we stayed on track at the task at hand and did not get sidetracked during our study session. It seemed to work out great for us as Kelly and Phil shared the same strengths in having Interpersonal learning styles, and we figured out a way to use all of our best learning styles.