Effective Communication Skills

While working in a team, it is super important to communicate. Without effective communication, your group may run into problems that could affect the task/project at hand. 

"Productive team members articulate ideas clearly and concisely, recognize nonverbal cues, and listen actively." (Business Communication, 2016, pg. 41) It is evident that all team members in the group know what is going on and communicate if they do not understand. If five people in the group understand, and three do not understand; someone needs to explain to the others so a clear message can be spread across. 

Effective communication is not only verbal, it includes written work as well. This means you need to get your idea/pint across clearly on paper, email etc. While communicating with your team, you should establish feedback. As a team member you want to encourage people to express their opinion. 

While communicating is important, so is listening. "Listener's become actively involved, read body language, and ask clarifying questions before responding." (Business Communication, 2016, pg.40)