1. Group Communication Vocabulary

2. Group: A small number of people who identify and interact with one another because of a common interest, bond, or goal

3. Committee: A group with a specialized task which is part of the structure of an organization

4. Advocacy group: A group set up specifically to support, protect, defend, or lobby for a case or group

5. Group goal: The specific tasks and expected outcome of a group

6. Policy-making group: A group that has the task of creating procedural rules for all organizational members to follow

7. Action group: A group appointed to plan and implement a specific course of action

8. Social group: A group that someone joins purely for social reasons

9. Group norm: Informal, often unstated rules about what behavior is appropriate in a group

10. Prescribed norm: A rule of appropriate behavior that is routinely taught to new group members

11. Facilitator: A group member who adds positive task energy to the group by helping group members follow through on tasks

12. Initiator: A group member who works to get the group started toward achieving the group goal

13. Agitator: Someone who injects negative energy into the group process

14. Group dynamics: The energy created as group members communicate and interact with one another

15. Group discussion: Three or more people exchanging ideas on specific topic for a specific purpose

16. Team: A small group that usually is given power to make and implement decisions