Communication is very important when working on a project. A
I have learned in any project in life when the project manager communicates
everything goes smoothly. As Portny reminds us, “To successfully launch a
project, everyone associated with the project must understand the roles and
responsibilities” (Portny & Mantel, 2008). If team members do not
understand their role in a project the project, it may fail.That is why it is
important to be clear what everyone’s role is.
In this week’s activity I viewed a message in multiple ways.
I viewed the message by text, audio, and face-to-face. The reason I did this in
more the one way was so that I could analyze and understand the delivery of
each message. I read the text, listened to the voicemail over and over again,
and tried to pay attention to the speakers tone. My interpretation of the messages
changed for each message. I found this interesting because they saying “it’s
not what you say, but how you say it” came into play for me.
I felt like this activity was meant to show me how words can
have power. It also showed me the many modes of getting messages across and how it can be understood by the other party.
Portny, S., Mantel, S., & Meredith, J. (2008). Project Management: Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling Projects. Danvers: John Wiley & Sons.
