We cannot not communicate. We are always communicating something to other people, even when we are not speaking. (Cathcart & Samvour, 1998, p.269)

The team member has understanding as the goal of his speaking and listening. It is impossible to arrive at consensus unless each member understands what the others are talking about. For this reason, the speaker in a small group will strive to avoid partisan, persuasive, and emotion-laden statements. He will not attempt to overpower the group with his erudition or zeal but will express his ideas clearly so they can be easily understood with minimal effort by his listeners. (Gerald, 1996, p.66)

A member may be an opinion-leader by virtue of his expertise or his sociometric position. A member

Conflict is a common element in society, conflict must being a continuum, ranging from a deviant thought to overt physical force. Conflict must be considered as a form of socialization. Moreover, conflicts have operated not only as a destructive element which has separated men, but also as a positive force which has stimulated advancement. Conflict may not only heighten the concentration of an existing unit, radically eliminating all elements which might blur the distinctness of its boundaries against the enemy; it may also bring persons and groups together which have otherwise nothing to do with each other. (Cathcart & Samovar, 1988, p.335)

There is three versions of a verbal massage-positive, neutral, and negative-might be paired with three levels each of facial expression and vocal tone, for a total of 27 different verbal-facial-vocal combinations. Receivers are asked to judge the meaning of a given combination on a positive-to-negative continuum. In cases where the cues are not consistent with each other, say, the facial cue is negative and the other two are positive-it is possible to determine if the facial cue carries more weight than the verbal and vocal cues by seeing if the meaning is negatively skewed or is judged as positive.(Burgoon, Buller & Woodall, 1989, p.154)

The social impact of nonverbal communication relative to verbal communication is addressed in research o

Some topics in this essay:
Cathcart Samovar, Cathcart Samvour, Nonverbal Communication, Stock Thelen, Verbal Communication, Bennis Shepard, Teams Definition, Non-verbal Communication, Lundgren Knight, Gibbard Hartman, slater 1966, mills 1964, non-verbal communication, nonverbal communication, lundgren knight 1978, cathcart samovar, leadership team, samovar 1988, opinion-leader virtue, et al, facial cue, social emotional development, 1964 slater 1966, mills 1964 slater, cathcart samovar 1988,