Communication and Collaboration in Technology

Portfolio 4: Communication 1
Communication
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Portfolio 4: Communication 2
Portfolio 4: Communication
I once found myself fighting another man. I knew very well that it was my moral
obligation to resolve the dispute. So I stopped fighting further and we started resolving the case. I
requested him to cool down and let us resolve the dispute like the civilized people we were. I
asked him to narrate his side of the story as I listened. I listened carefully to his story without
interrupting. I let him talk and express his anger and his dissatisfaction with how I had handled
him. I then requested him to listen to me which he did despite his anger. So I narrated my side of
the story apologizing where I had gone wrong. We realized that it was just a misunderstanding
that we would have resolved had we better verbal and listening communication skills (Wright,
2011).
One of our lecturer once asked us to read a certain book and answer the questions he had
given us. So I started by ensuring that my full concentration was on the book. I then skimmed
through the book to identify the areas relevant to my research. As I was skimming through the
book I related what I was reading with what I know. This ensured that I kept a good record of
what I was reading. I then started detailed reading on the parts I found relevant to my area of
research. I took short notes that reminded me of what I learnt from the book. This enabled me to
complete my work both in time and of high quality. I hence performed well in the assignment.
Assuming the lecturer gave us a project for us to undertake, the project is actually about
team work and we are supposed to proof how we can work on a project. The project is about
making a program to be used in a bank. The time is however limited and we must submit the
project in time. We are four of us and we decide to work on the project as team. We therefore
identify the tasks ahead of us and we decide that we should all take the task we find comfortable
dealing with, one of my colleagues writes the login code, another deals with the cashier and