Chapter 4 &16

After reading chapter 4 I have a better grasp on the importance that planning plays in writing. Chapter 4 focuses on how to reader-centered approach to planning. It lays out guidelines on how to plan communications in order to better reach your reader. I could really identify with guideline one, "Identify the information your readers need." That has to be the most important piece of this whole puzzle. When writing you have to grasp what your readers will want to hear. Once you do that you can write to them specifically and make the communication to the point and more efficient.

Chapter 16 concentrates team communication. It discusses two types of team structures, leadership and distribution of tasks. The main difference between the two is that in a leadership structured team a single person is designated as the leader and usually make the decisions and in a distribution of tasks structure, decision making is usually done as a consensus. Depending on the size of the team, I usually prefer to work on teams where task and decision making is done collaboratively. I think that sharing responsibility in a group setting encourages all members involved to be active and allows for good results. I think it would be interesting to do some research and what things employees really enjoy about teams and also what they don't enjoy.