 My family lives in a big old house not this house, but a house sort of like this a big house That's that's been around for a long time. There are always issues happening around the house And I'm the kind of the handyman if you will So I'm I'm called upon to fix a lot of different things around the house So when something goes wrong, I've got to work on something I just grabbed my handy toolbox or my tool bag in my case and that's got all kinds of stuff in it because I Never exactly know what I'm gonna need necessarily when I get into this and truth is I'm probably gonna need a few different things And I want to have all them with me, but not all tools are the same They don't all do the same thing. So I'm need a variety of things The same is true when we think about small groups small groups aren't all the same They don't serve the same function They don't all work the same way and don't all provide the same kind of outcome So in this video, we want to take a look at the different types of small groups that we encounter as we begin our Discussion of small group communication and some of the different types of groups that we may be involved in So when we think about the different types of groups first, we look at orientation We can look at orientation. This is a task oriented group or a relational oriented group Task-oriented groups are formed to solve a problem. They promote a cause. They generate ideas or information They have a to-do list things that they're trying to Accomplish in a specific, you know goal in mind for what they're trying to accomplish Relational-oriented groups though are formed more to promote interpersonal connections and are more focused on quality of interactions that contribute to the well-being of the group members. So think here about you know support groups groups of friends things like that that are more focused on building those individual relationships and building up the individual people involved as opposed to having a specific to-do list For that group. So there are different groups and they have different purposes and there's a spectrum there Not, you know, it's not an either-or type of thing You can have a little bit of both but some groups are heavily task-oriented some are heavily relationally oriented and some are somewhere in The middle and they fall all along that spectrum We can also look at what we call primary and secondary groups All right primary groups are formed based on those interpersonal relationships So we're thinking here about family and close friends people with whom you have frequent interactions and long-lasting ties. These are these are groups that last for Long long time for years, right? Not just days or even weeks But we also have secondary groups. These are groups that are less emotional and relational There are less relational connections and they're more task-oriented. So think about, you know, your office not the office But your office, you know your co-workers and people like that. They these are more secondary They they have maybe an expiration date, so to speak, you know Their relationships that exist only as long as you're with that organization and that person that other those other people are part of that organization and and May not have the same kind of an emotional relational connection But is more task-oriented and that's what we would call a secondary group then You can also think about teams What's the difference between a group and a team? Well, a group a team is really a type of group It's just more task-oriented and members are in a team What we would define as a team are especially loyal and dedicated to that task and to the other group members So it's really more about cohesion. A team is just a group that's really Tight-knit and really focused on what they're doing and focused on benefiting the others and working together as a group So then we would kind of they've kind of be elevated to that team status you can also have of course now in The days of technology and especially in our post pandemic days. We see a lot of virtual teams, right? Teams that meet exclusively or primarily online to achieve their purpose or goal and their specific kind of rules and roles within that as well So you can see we have a lot of different types of teams represented here different, you know, that we can be involved in So it's important to recognize that there are different types of teams It's also important to recognize that each of these requires something a little different and as we get into this We're gonna talk about the different variables that exist within group communication So we need to be able to identify what type of group is this and and how does that affect the way that I communicate and Interact and work with the other group members If you have questions about the types of groups or about group communication in general feel free to email me I'd love to hear from you there Otherwise, I will so hopefully see you in the next video and hopefully you understand now The different types of teams and groups that are out there and how that might impact your communication in small groups