This post is not so much of a reflection as it is a question. In this day and age technology has allowed us to communicate with people all over the world in real time. People in China can talk to people in Indiana with little to no delay on a daily basis. This technology has opened doors to global business and business groups expanding beyond the physical office space. This semester we have learned in class how groups function and grow to solve tasks. Verbal and non verbal communication is taken for granted here because this is how we normally communicate with others. Sometimes video conferencing is not available so non verbal communication is not viable. What I want to know is how the use of only verbal communication affects small groups.
In the same way that you don’t really miss something until you can’t have it, nonverbal communication plays a huge role in the correct development of groups. I feel like I am being very misrepresented when I can’t talk face to face with someone. Forming groups overseas with different cultures of people all coming together to solve complex business problems with no non verbal communication seems like an experience I would not like to be part of. I hope we get to this in class this year because it is something that really intrigues me.
Jarrett Hullinger
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