KELLY:
BEING ON A TEAM IS AN IMPORTANT
PART
BEING ON A TEAM IS
AN IMPORTANT PART OF
LIFE, WHETHER YOU'RE AT
WORK, AT SCHOOL OR EVEN
AT HOME.
IT'S ESPECIALLY A BIG
PART OF BEING IN COLLEGE
BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS
EASY.
SO WITH TIPS ON HOW TO
BE A BETTER TEAM PLAYER,
WE'RE JOINED BY RAGENE
GONZALES THIS MORNING,
ADMISSION REP WITH
ARGOSY UNIVERSITY.
HOW ARE YOU?
GLAD TO HAVE YOU
BACK.
I KNOW ESPECIALLY WHEN
IT COMES TO GROUP
PROJECTS, BEING A TEAM
PLAYER IS NOT ALWAYS
EASY, ESPECIALLY IN
COLLEGE.
SO WHAT TIPS DO YOU HAVE
FOR US THIS MORNING?
I KNOW THAT AT THE
COLLEGE LEVEL A LOT OF
THE WORK IS GOING TO BE
DONE AT THE INDEPENDENT
INDIVIDUAL LEVEL BUT
SOMETIMES PROFESSORS
WILL CHOOSE TO
INTERGRADE TEAM WORK, SO
WORKING IN TEAMS AND
THEY DO THIS FOR TWO
REASONS BECAUSE IT
INTRODUCED THESE TWO
VITAL SKILLS,
COLLABORATION AND
COMPROMISE.
SO THESE SKILLS ARE
DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE
CLAM EXPERIENCE BUT THEY
ARE ALSO HELPFUL SKILLS
TO HAVE IN THE WORK
FORCE AND THAT'S WHAT
COLLEGE IS ALL ABOUT,
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR
THE WORK FORCE.
WHEN YOU HAVE A BUNCH
OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE
COMING TOGETHER, WORKING
TOWARDS A COLLECTIVE
GOAL, YOU CAN IMAGINE
SOME DISAGREEMENTS TO
COME UP BECAUSE OF A
DIFFERENT IDEA, I'M SURE
THAT'S HAPPENED TO
EVERYONE.
SO TODAY I JUST WANTED
TO TALK ABOUT SOME
HELPFUL TIPS ON WHAT TO
DO WHEN YOU'RE PLACED IN
ONE OF THOSE GROUPS AND
HOW TO GET EVERYONE TO
WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS
THAT ONE GOAL.
I LOVE THAT BECAUSE
AGAIN IT'S SO IMPORTANT
IN SCHOOL BUT ALSO
BEYOND BECAUSE THEN
YOU'RE GOING TO THE WORK
FORCE AND MAKE BIG
DECISIONS AS WELL NOT
EVERYONE WILL AGREE
WITH.
SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
AWESOME TIPS YOU HAVE
FOR US TODAY.
ONCE THE PROFESSOR
ASSIGNS YOUR GROUP OR
MAYBE YOU GET TO CHOOSE
WHO YOU WANT TO WORK
WITH, THE FIRST STEP IS
TAKE A LOOK AT THE
ASSIGNMENT AND KNOW WHAT
TO DO BECAUSE YOU CAN
COMMUNICATE ABOUT WHAT'S
GOING TO BE REQUIRED,
WHAT'S THE PURPOSE AND
THE GOAL OF THE
ASSIGNMENT IS SO THAT
WAY EVERYONE IS ON THE
SAME PAGE.
THAT'S THE FIRST STEP
AND THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
NEXT STEP IS KIND OF
OKAY, WHO AM I IN THIS
GROUP WITH AND SAYING,
AND IDENTIFYING THOSE
SKILL SETS.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE ONE OF
OUR CLASSMATES IS A
BETTER SPEAKER OR MAYBE
SOMEONE'S BETTER AT
DESIGNING CAR POINT OR
FORMATTING A PAPER,
WHETHER IT BE AN APA OR
MLE FORMAT SO PLAY ON
PEOPLE'S STRENGTHS AND
GIVE THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP YOUR
SKILLS.
THAT IS SO TRUE.
WHAT'S YOUR THIRD TIP?
THE THIRD TIP I WOULD
SAY IS AFTER YOU
IDENTIFY EVERYONE'S
SKILL SET, YOU REALLY
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU FIND A WAY TO
COMMUNICATE WITH EACH
OTHER, COMMUNICATE
CLEARLY, AND DON'T BE
AFRAID TO
OVERCOMMUNICATE AND THAT
SOUND REALLY BAD BUT
WHAT IT MEANS IS YOU
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME
PAGE, EVEN AT THE RISK
OF SOUNDING CHATTY OR
SOMETIMES IRRITATING
LIKE YOU TOLD ME THAT
ALREADY BUT IT'S BETTER
TO BE IN THAT POSITION
MAN MY TEAM MEMBER
DIDN'T COMMUNICATE
ANYTHING WITH ME.
OF COURSE YOU WANT TO
SPEAK UP.
SOMETIMES IF YOU'RE ON
THE SHIER SIDE, YOU
MIGHT FEEL INTIMIDATED.
WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR
GRADE, YOU DON'T WANT TO
BE INTIMIDATED.
YOU WANT TO SPEAK UP
BECAUSE YOUR INPUT MIGHT
MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING
A B TO AN A.
LIKE EVERYTHING IN LIFE
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
WHEN YOU COMMUNICATE
IT'S IN A RESPECTFUL
TONE, A KIND MANNER.
THAT WILL KEEP THE
ATMOSPHERE POSITIVE.
EVERYONE LIKES BEING A
PART OF SOMETHING THAT'S
POSITIVE.
DEFINITELY.
SO IMPORTANT.
YOUR THIRD TIP HAS DO
WITH BEING A LITTLE BIT
MORE PERSONAL.
MAKE IT PERSONAL.
WHEN IT COMES TO WORKING
IN A TEAM, IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE A NEGATIVE
THING.
GET TO KNOW YOUR TEAM
MEMBER BEYOND THE
CLASSROOM.
MANY OF US ARE JUGGLING
FAMILIES, YOU KNOW,
MAYBE PAYING THE BILLS,
STUDENT ARE GOING BACK
TO SCHOOL, A LOT OF MY
CLASSMATES HAVE FAMILIES
AND CHILDREN.
GOING TO SCHOOL MAYBE
TAKES UP ONE PERCENTAGE
OF THEIR DAY, AND YOU
NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING
ON.
THEY MAY BE FIGHTING A
SMALL, LITTLE BATTLE
BEHIND THE SCENES SO GET
TO KNOW THEM.
IF THEY ARE NOT
RESPONDING TO YOUR
TEXTS, MAYBE SOMETHING
IS GOING ON.
IT CREATES A FRIENDSHIP.
I BELIEVE WHAT WHAT TIME
SAYING IS COMPASSION AND
EMPATHY CAN GO A LONG
WAY.
SO TRUE.
IN LIFE.
FOREVER.
SUCH GOOD TIPS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US.
I LOVE THAT.
ALWAYS BE A TEAM PLAYER,
MORE FRIENDS, MORE FUN.
YOU CAN GET THE WORK
DONE AND BEING MORE
POSITIVE IN GENERAL
THROUGHOUT ANY ASPECT IS