Within my group there was no designated group leader, as all the groups were small we were all able to contribute ideas and take lead if need be. Due to no group leader being decided it allowed everyone in the group to suggest strategies and explain how they would carry out their ideas, this in turn meant that no one was excluded. The most challenging aspect about working in this group for me was still not knowing everyone in my group and trying to get to know them whilst remaining focused on the task set.

When another group came to explain their ideas and actions for tackling the challenge I think they explained it clearly and concisely.  They used eye contact with everyone in my group and supported their ideas with reasoning. They also would refer to certain materials they used and demonstrated how they were useful so that others were able to visual their thoughts. When speaking the group were also loud and clear so that they were able to be heard by everyone, however they were not shouting.

The environment had a slight impact on our communication as it was often difficult to hear some members of the group due to the noise surrounding us for example, the trees blowing in the wind. When explaining to others our ideas we changed the volume of our voices so that we were able to be heard over the background noise but made sure not to shout or have an aggressive tone. It was challenging speaking over the sounds of the environment however it can be made easier by making eye contact with your audience and for those listening to be making eye contact in return. This ensures that the speaker and the audience are paying attention to one another. Also to overcome this if possible try and make the surrounding areas quiet and less distracting.

The negotiations that my group made with others were successful as we were able to trade them an item of material in return for something of theirs. The most challenging aspect about the negotiation was trying to convince the other group to trade certain items without coming across rude or informal.