Teamwork Strategies

There will be many times when collaboration will be requested among a few or many employees or classmates. To be able to work together and accomplish the goal  may be a challenging feat or could work out nicely. This all depends on the ground rules, time table and tasks at hand that have been set among the group. Everyone needs to be on the same page when the task begins so the understanding of what is needed will take place.

There was a group project within the class that I am taking now. There are five students in the class so pairing up will be difficult. We were asked several questions relating to Audience Profiling so to understand there are different levels audience association. As a group, I feel we did rather well giving our inputs regarding the questions that were asked.

To pinpoint strengths and weakness'...
the strengths would be:

• Overpowering an answer was not evident.
• No one spoke while someone else was speaking.
• Open and Honest Communication.
• Gave opportunities to clarify for understanding.

Weakness would be

• Too quick to answer. In a hurry to get assignment completed.
• Not enough asking 'Why'.
• Was there total understanding of the assignment?

The best practices that would be advised for work collaboration is to make sure there is complete understanding of the task at hand. Allow the work place to have open communication so questions could be asked and answered correctly. Don't be afraid to ask 'Why'. The answers may surprise you.

THERE IS NO 'I' IN TEAM. If everyone has the understanding and concept of what is expected, the team will flourish.

The Effective Page Design

To create a web page.... it is important to have an effective page design.

Accessibility is very important while creating a web page.Readers want to navigate quickly through the information to find what is important to them. For extra information, there needs to be email addresses or links available.

To have the ease of knowing where they are on the website and where they need to go is essential.

 The page should be easy to read and error- free. Information should be quick to scan over with short sentences and paragraphs. Facts need to be top of mind while perfecting a web page. Readers do not want to read through a  lot of unneeded information to find what is of importance.

Good graphics is a must. There are readers that look for images rather than the wording. Having recognizable icons, screen elements will help readers remember where they were and where they need to get back to.

We have turned into a hurry up and wait society. We want the answers now, without too much waiting. Accessing the Internet has proven to be the best way to get the information readers want as quickly as possible. With the information placed strategically, precisely and accurately, readers are able to fulfill the hurry part of their lives, so they can wait for something more or less important.

Lannon ,John M     Technical Communication