Group 3
Blog Post #2
Samantha Suarez
In the months of February and March of 2024, our class of SPC 1017, was assigned an assignment. This assignment consisted of a set of chapters from our book, a main topic, subtopics, a study guide, an agenda, a powerpoint presentation, and a brochure. This project was similar to the last one we did, however, there were different components in this one. The assignment was based on different themes for each of the three different groups. The different themes were, Self-Care- Work, Family, Sleep, and Exercise, Paying it Forward- What it does for you, and Good Eating- "Heart, Mind, and Body," Each group was assigned a theme, Group 1 had the theme of Good Eating- "Heart, Mind, and Body," Group 2 had Paying it Forward- What it does for you, and Group 3 had, Self-Care- Work, Family, Sleep, and Exercise. I was part of Group 3. How my group divided the work was by everyone picking their own chapter to write about and their own subtopic that has to do with the theme. My group started by creating an agenda stating an organized outline to sort out what each person in the group is working on. The groups also created a presentation including an introduction, everyones part/section, a brochure, and a conclusion. My group did the assignment a little different then what it was supposed to be. We combined the study guide, our presentation, and the brochure in one singular powerpoint presentation. Each of our group members contributed to this project and put in hard work.
The order in which the groups presented for this assignment was different than the last assignment. In the first assignment, presentations started with Group 1, then Group 2, and finally Group 3. In this assignment, the presentation started with Group 3, then Group 2, and then finally Group 1. My group presented first and demonstrated full knowledge and understanding of what we were presenting about. My group members and I covered many topics. My group covered the following chapters; Chapter 4: Verbal Messages, Chapter 11: Topic Selection and Development, Chapter 12: Organizing Your Speech, Chapter 13, and Chapter 14: Language and Oral Style. The subtopics that were covered amongst our group were Self- care: eating and going out to eat, the importance of sleep, reducing stress, exercise, setting goals and priorities, managing time, and meditation. We also did a conclusion, a section for questions, and a brochure.
My part in this project was to discuss the importance of reducing stress, different ways to reduce stress, and discussing the impact that stress has on our own bodies. I also covered Chapter 4: Verbal Messages from the modules. The topic of self care is a very important topic and it has to do with every single individual and with managing our own time for ourselves. I spoke about the negative impacts that stress has on our bodies. As well as, the different ways to reduce stress so that it won't affect you as much and so that you can be able to have control over it.
The other groups also did a wonderful job with their presentations. Each of the groups presented clearly and in a way that actually taught me what they were presenting. The groups each explained and discussed their topics clearly and did an amazing job.
Each and every group and group member worked really hard and put their time into this project. We all worked in harmony to put this presentation together. We all used our communication skills to communicate well with each other and get our work done properly. I am so happy that we got to present our presentation to the class and especially as a group. I really enjoyed the part of working in groups.


