Communication and Collaboration Strategy Paper
Gen200
University of Phoenix

Communication and Collaboration Strategy Paper
When working in a group each individual should keep in mind that no two people gain knowledge the same way. Chapter 2 “Learning Styles, Majors, and Careers” is about different Learning Styles. “Learning style is defined as a set of characteristics which make learning effective for an individual.” (Seckel) There are eight of them: Verbal-Linguistics, Logical-Mathematical, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Visual-Spatial, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Musical, and Naturalistic. Each different Learning Style has its own character traits and the approach to each one is different. Working with a Verbal-Linguistics, a Visual-Spatial, and an Intrapersonal Learning Style should be taken on with different approaches to communication. Communicating with the Visual-Linguistic learner would open because this person is good with writing, reading, listening and speaking. Whereas communicating with Visual-Spatial would be different because they comprehend what they can see. The use email would be considered the major form of communication with this person because charts, graphs, or even presentations could be used to convey the information that is being shared. Then with the Intrapersonal Learning Style communication would very different because this person tends to do a better job when working independent. Collaborating with these three Learning Styles would require strict guidelines to ensure everyone was working in harmony.
In order for the Learning Styles to actually work in harmony the personality spectrum should also be taken into consideration. Chapter 2 also states that there are four personality spectrums and they are the Thinker, the Giver, the Organizer and the Adventurer. What if there was a group with three different personality spectrums