Question

Ryan wants to discuss his idea for a school play. He invites his classmates Ethan and Jade to join him in the discussion. Ryan will present points for the group to discuss. Which TWO additional tasks does he need to assign to make the group discussion effective?
1)someone to take notes and track the time
2)someone to arrange for refreshments
3)someone to make sure everyone speaks
4)someone to observe and give feedback
5)someone to present a view opposite of Ryan’s
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Answer 1

Answer:

The answers are 1 and 5, since they are the most essential for group discussions.

Explanation:

Lets argue for and against each of the tasks presented. For number 1, someone to take notes and track the time, we can say it would definitely help attendants to review the decision-making process and the agreements reached after the meeting, and also to make sure the meeting doesn't become too long and so that one of the points discussed takes over the whole meeting. It's very easy to finish a meeting and then forget everything discussed in it if no one took notes. The possible downside is that whoever is taking notes might pay less attention and focus more on note-taking. However, in such a small group it's unlikely people will speak over each other or all at once, making note taking less demanding. For number 2, assigning someone to arrange for refreshments , we can say that refreshments are always nice to have if they are not distracting. However, it's far from essential and eating or drinking during discussion can affect attention and participation. For 3, assigning someone to make sure everyone speaks, it could be helpful on large groups or with people who are not too familiar with each other, but for a group of three classmates, it's unnecessary since they will all probably speak or if one of them doesn't it's easy to keep track who it is. For number 4, assigning someone to observe and give feedback, this would definitely be helpful but having a third party observing seems less important in smaller meetings and what they could offer feedback on is the way in which meetings are led rather than the content itself. Finally, for 5, assigning someone to present a view opposite of Ryan’s, this is definitely worth doing since it can bring to light some faults in Ryan's original idea and make the discussion richer.

Answer 2

5 is definitely one, and maybe 3 for the second one? I’m not really sure.