Reflective Journal on Teamwork and Communication

Running head: REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
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1REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
Introduction:
Reflective writing is an analytical exercise in which the writers detail real
scenes, events, situations, forms and interactions in contrast with their personal
feelings, memories and emotions. The aim of reflective writing is to write down the
event or idea thinking from different perspectives and explaining them. Gibb’s
reflective style is a popular model for reflection which includes 6 stages of refection
(Jasper 2013). This journal discusses the aspects of teamwork and communication
in group preparation and importance of engagement with audience as well as
gesture while presenting the findings.
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Our group consisted of 4 members from different culture. Working with such a
group was really very interesting for us. The team preparation was easy but building
teamwork skills were not. We had to first attend both the weather of the team as well
the process by which we will accomplish the task. It was initially an informal social
interaction but we started to explain our own ideas. Not all of us were initially ready
to listen to the concepts of others but gradually built a feeling of trust and respect
without which a team cannot sustain. Through personal accountabilities we were
able to justify our stands and attracted attention of others. Every week we used to
delegate portions of our project for better understanding. Initially a number of team
members remained absent but through mutual understanding, we could overcome
such problems. Over the course of our project there was more participation on our
group site which helped use to complete our projects successfully.
Communication is an important aspect of group preparation. As each of the
members of our team had different background we had to communicate in a way
which can be applicable to every one of the member. However, it also led to some
miscommunication as well as misunderstanding. However, demonstration of support
to one another helped us to accomplish our common goal. Some of us had a poor
communication skill hence we could not express or make others understood what
exactly what we planned to say. This problem was also overcome by the supportive
intentions of other team members. Problem of different perspectives also merged in
the group but our respect to another’s knowledge and ideas helped us to manage