Speech ch.6
Terms
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- questions of interpretation
- as them to give their opinions on what the information means
- questions of evaluation
- as members to agree or disagree with possible solutions and to make value judgements
- symposium
- a gathering together for the purpose of discussing a particular topic
- polarizing
- to divide into sharply opposing factions
- cooperative
- willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement
- apathetic
- having or showing little or no emotion
- panel
- a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
- Mediation
- action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation
- round table
- a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views
- disruptive conflict
- can destroy a group by dividing them into competing sides that refuse to compromise
- bombard
- at assail vigorously
- groupthink
- an instance of letting a group do our thinking for us
- town hall meeting
- discussion format involving an entire community
- moderator
- someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
- forum
- a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
- status quo
- the existing state or condition
- competitive
- having a strong desire to compete or to succeed
- questions of fact
- ask group members to recall information that touches on the busimess at hand
- sequential
- characterized by regular sequence of parts
- cohesion
- members of a discussion have respect for each other, share some of the same values, and look to each other for support
- discussion
- an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
- constructive conflict
- when members use their defferences to discover the best ideas and not to score points against one another
- criteria
- a set of standards, that its solution must meet
- paraphrase
- the act or process of restation or rewording
- monopolize
- to obtain exclusive possession of
- brainstorming
- a group tries to bombard the problem with fresh ideas
- scenario
- an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, or situations
- consensus
- a nearly unanimous agreement among the group's members about a particular solution