Oral Communication:

Strategies FOR
INFORMAL GROUP
DISCUSSIONS
Raquel Vela l Anissa Viguilla l Dorothy Williams
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a quiet
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IN A CLASSROOM
WHA T A R E
M A L G R O UP 1
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SC US SIO N S?
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students about a given
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STRATEGIES 3
FOR
INFORMAL
GROUP
 1. PHYSICAL FACTOR
. SMALLER GROUPING
3. TOPIC IS DECIDE
4.Encourag
e 5. ASK
participation GOOD
QUESTIO
IN THE WORKPLACE
WHA T A R E
M A L G R O UP 1
INFO R
SC US SIO N S?
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Dgroups in a workplace
not
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2
needs and
ts create
PU association with
RP
OS other people
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STRATEGIES 3
FOR
INFORMAL
GROUP
 1. PHYSICAL FACTOR
2. Put people at ease
3. Give encouragemen
4. Be
aware
of 5. Make it
people’sacceptabl
How can we
incorporate
informal group
discussions in our
everyday lives
 Sources:
http://www.studylecturenotes.com/curriculum-
instructions/group-discussion-teaching-strategy
https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/design/instruc
tionalstrategies/discussions.html
https://ebrary.net/2816/management/different_types_form
al_groups
https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/group-
facilitation/group-discussions/main
https://www-learndash-com.cdn.ampproject.org