I am really proud of my team because all of my team-mates have done a very good job so far. We have followed all the instructions in how to form a good team and what should be done in order to maintain the quality of the team we have built. Being the leader of this team in C1 is really my pleasure because all of the team-mates are really nice and sincere. That is the reason why I said in class that honest is the most important characteristic in order to make a good team, and my team-mates have also shown that in every team meetings by asking or answering question arisen from team discussions.
Moreover, each member in the team has been punctual and responsible for the meetings. Being responsible is also very important in order to make a great team. One of my friends, Kok Hui, even went early most of the times and always text other team-mated that he has arrived. The others also came on time so that we can always start the meeting on time and work effectively to meet the requirements in the agenda. My team mates also prepared everything, or at least the main thing, before they come for the discussion. In addition, when one of us is speaking, others will listen and speak up only if it is necessary. I really appreciated what my team mates did in order to achieve the success of the first oral presentation - the OP1 - Intercultural Communication. We really did it, kudos for my team-mates!
Conflicts are unavoidable in group discussion, especially when the group encounter the sensitive problems such as choosing the leader or deciding who will present which part in the oral presentation. By using negotiation skills and human understandings we have learnt from the course, conflicts finally have been resolved in constructive ways. In my opinion, conflicts can be seen as a good chance for us to say what we think about and to hear what other members need. Moreover, a big lesson I have learned from conflicts was that in some cases, a member has to sacrifice for the sake of the team.
Break is also very important in every meeting in order to avoid fatigue and how to break at the right time is even more important. In my team, we always have a break in a meeting when everybody feels tired. By maintaining an open and friendly environment for discussion, we can select a good time for break quite easily. In my point of view, break is also a good chance for each of us to share about culture, study and even something really personal. Sharing is a powerful tool to deal with interpersonal communication we have ever encountered.
All in all, I really satisfy with the performances of my team so far. As we will work with each other in the rest of the semester, I really hope that we will have a wonderful time together and a successful semester ahead.
