Week 6 - Communication Presentation

Presentation 1
The Creation Of Gothic Architecture
Xiao, Yaoyu
Seif, Lauren
Wannous, Bassel
Constantinidis, Anthony
Hur, Benjamin
Fan, Xiaodong

Comments
First part was consisted of quite dense information but was informative. Video was a good way at explaining their own personal experiences with communicating. Presentation of information on Prezi was way to dense. Information should be explained to you in a logical manner with a few key points displayed. The mass of information should come from what you are saying, not what is on the screen.

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Presentation 2
The Last Suprematist Sculpture
Hanna, Marina
Thantrong, Andrew

Comments
Good slides with a good amount of relevant information. They demonstrated a good explanation of the tasks which they have carried out as a team. Video was good, good use of graphics and interesting presentation tool, which helped to captivate the audience.

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Presentation 3
The Bus Stop of the Future
Masli, Martha Melia
Chami, Anthony 
Skarparis, Kerre  
Weinman, Darren Joshua
Olivera, Daniel Sean

Comments
The least interactive presentation based group, however a great presentation. Good communication of their ideas in a simple and concise way. By speaking to the audience instead of speaking at them, they made the presentation more interesting and by far the most engaging presentation of the day.

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Overall Russell's & Steve's Comments
Link references to used content, don't do a slide at the end. The information you use needs constant referencing when it is used inside of the text, this can be done with in-text referencing. This way the audience understands what information has been taken throughout the presentation.

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How did the presentation apply to your understanding of Communication?
I had honestly never really considered in-depth the way team communicate and why they do so. Communication is more then about outlining what is to be done, it is a multipurpose platform. We communicate so that we can understand each other through personal contact and can express our own opinions. Communication between group members allows each member to have the ability to contribute to the outcome of what is to be achieved. From the presentation I now understand that there are limitations with any form of communication and certain methods need to be adopted to suit different situations. There is a time for spoken communication and written communication. Spoken is more informal and more to generate quick ideas and responsibilities. Written communication is more formal and can be used as checklist of what each persons responsibilities are which they are accountable for. Written forms of communication can be used as evidence if a groups communication breaks down.

How does communication relate to your own work?
Generally at the formation of a group we just decide on a communication method that suits us all and go ahead with it. Personally I prefer written informal methods of communication such as Facebook or SMS groups. This way information is easily transferred backwards and forwards to all group members. Iv had issues in the past with emails and phone calls, these are generally done between certain participants and therefore make it difficult to know what each person is doing. I know have a better understanding of why I prefer this written form of communication, because the written form is documented I like being able to know what each person is doing and what my part is. Written forms of communication are formal and more expressive according to the presentations, which is what I personally prefer.

What is the communication method in our group and why?
In our group we utilise Facebook messenger, Blogger, Wikispaces and Google Drive. Facebook is for direct communication about what we have done and what we plan on doing. Its a useful tool in getting answers quickly to a question or telling the other group member. We both have Facebook chat on our phones so our messages are answered very quickly.
Our Wikispace is used for overall discussion as to what each member will focus on that week and any problems that we want to display that we are having. Blogger is not a direct for of communication, however every week or so we will look at each others blogs and see what they have accomplished that week. Google Drive is an essential tool for us, it is a extremely easy tool to share our files and ensure that we are not duplicating the work that other group member has already done. Of course we do also undertake verbal or spoken communication in class and on the phone but this is only once a week in class and very rarely on the phone, messaging each other is much more convenient for us.  

How can we protect ourselves from issues arising?
Through constant and effective communication we should be able to avoid any issues. Me and Anders have undertaken many group assignments together and know what each other needs. We haven't had any communication issues thus far so we hopefully wont have any in the future.