Observation of team behavior: intercultural and interpersonal communication

What is intercultural and interpersonal communication ? Intercultural communication means understand how people from different places and cultures behave, communicate and understand the world around them.Interpersonal communication means the process of giving and receiving information between two or more people. In a project team or group usually consist of different people from different culture and countries. Communication is what hold the project team or group together.

My blog group consist of 4 Singaporean and 2 Malaysian including me. Is hard for me to communicate with my group-mate since my English proficiency is very poor, and i feel shy because of it. I know that if i don't say anything or start communicate with them,i will face potential problem in the future. I always smile every-time my blog group member started talking to me, to make sure they don't feel uncomfortable. In the beginning of the blog group days, i always add some humor in my conversation to improve my relationship in my group. I will feel a bit nervous when people look at me and i look at them in the eye.Since to have effective communication, this is a must for me. So i use alternate ways by looking at people nose when they talk to me. I will try my best in effective communication.

My blog group are all very friendly, but most of them are quiet. Although our group don't have diversity of culture, but each of my group mate has their own uniqueness and behavior. We usually use nonverbal communication like smiling to show that we are fine. When it come to discussion, my group mates Andy and Joon Wai will always willing to lead the discussion.In our discussion, all of us in the group including me are willing to share our knowledge with the whole group, that actually very good. I very satisfies and happy with my blog group, is very comfortable when working with them.

Communication and teamwork: why they are important for me?

What are communication and teamwork? Communication is all about the process of transmitting our information to other people. Teamwork basically meant how well a group of people manage to work together. In the technological world today, many projects are completed by team. Teams are very important to make sure the projects finish successfully. Teams involved in many activities like develop a product, solving a problem, or any other kind of work related. For a successful teamwork, there are many elements that are important. Communication is one of the key elements for successful teamwork.

Teamwork is important in our workspace. We will be able to do so much more is one of the good reasons for using teams. It is important because it can complete something that is impossible for just one person to do. No task is too hard when we have good team that willing to do anything just to achieve success. The most important thing of using teamwork is achieving something more than one person could do alone. Effective teamwork also helps us exchange new knowledge with other team member and fosters a strong team member relationship.

In order to achieve good teamwork, communication plays an important role in forming good teams. Communication allows the teams to know more of each individual’s idea and their point of view. In order for our team to work effectively together, we need to practice communication in every team. Initiative of communicate need to be taken by the entire member in the team for a good communication. A fail team is when they are not actively communicating.

Communication is also one of the most important elements in successful relationships. We all know that communication is necessary to maintain any relationship loving and strong. Relationships are essential to us, no matter what age, nationality or sex, without it, our life will be boring, empty and lonely. But with relationships, lives can be fun and fulfilling. Relationships can be good, but can also give many headaches due to bad communication skill.

Teamwork is a foundation for a strong future. In order to move ahead in the world, understanding the importance of teamwork is essential. In any team building activities, this should be inside. Discuss about how the team feels about teamwork and what it means to team members as individuals. Knowing the how important of teamwork is a must to ensure that good and effective teamwork.

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