OPTing to improve our OPTing to improve our teamwork communicationteamwork communication

Presented by: Autumn Garrison in the Presented by: Autumn Garrison in the department of Chemical Engineering for the department of Chemical Engineering for the

University of Utah CLEAR programUniversity of Utah CLEAR program

Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview

• Discussion Icebreaker– What are some of your experiences with

teams?– What is a team?– What are some of the advantages and

challenges of working in teams?

Overview continuedOverview continued

• How you can overcome some of these challenges? (Using the OPT system)

• What expectations do you have of your group members?

• How can we can turn our expectations into a working team agreement?

““The Silent TypeThe Silent Type””

““The MonopolizerThe Monopolizer””

““The IntimidatorThe Intimidator””

““The Nice GuyThe Nice Guy””

““The Unhappy CamperThe Unhappy Camper””

What kind of communicator do you What kind of communicator do you see yourself being in groups?see yourself being in groups?