Communication and Collaboration Strategy
Scott Johnson
GEN200
January 24, 2011
Robyann Musil

Communication and Collaboration Strategy
It is a proven fact that people have different learning styles and based on my results from the pathways to learning assessment, I have identified three learning styles to discuss. The three learning styles that I will address are intrapersonal, interpersonal, and bodily-kinesthetic.
An intrapersonal learner is someone that is independent, has strong opinions about certain things, and prefers to work alone. For example, to learn a football playbook, the strategy that I would use for effective communication and collaboration in this learning style would be to have the intrapersonal learner work alone with video tapes of football plays from the playbook. Next, an interpersonal learner prefers to work in a group, enjoys helping others, and is good at making people feel comfortable and understanding people so the strategy that I would use for this type of learner would be to have the learner work with his teammates in the film room studying and examining the variety of plays and giving pointers on different plays and how to improve the plays. The bodily-kinesthetic learner learns better by body movements, is uncomfortable sitting still, and enjoys working with his or her hands. For the bodily-kinesthetic learner, the strategy that I would use for this learner would be to use a hands-on approach going through the motions of various plays on the football field and demonstrating how each play works when properly executed.
Similar to learning styles, personality traits are equally important when it comes to group environments and understanding each individual’s personality will help bring a group closer together. Based on the personality spectrum assessment, the three personality types that I will address are organizer, giver,