Handling Disagreement in a Team Project

[Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl]

Handling Disagreement in a Team Project as a challenging question for English students to have a discussion and practice writing

Situation

Imagine you’re working on a team project in one of your classes. You’ve spent hours researching and preparing a part of the presentation, but another team member strongly disagrees with your ideas and insists on changing them. The rest of the group seems uncertain about whose ideas to support, and you’re feeling frustrated because you believe your work is valuable.

Question

How would you handle this situation to ensure your voice is heard while still maintaining a good team dynamic? Explain how you would approach the conversation with your team member and the group. What arguments would you use to defend your work without creating conflict?

[Farhang Hooshmand]

Navigating a disagreement in a team project can be challenging.
In this realy challenging situation I do my best to clearly explain my opinion.
I try to stay calm and open minded.
I request a meeting to discuss the differng ideas. I clearly articulate the rationale behind my idea and share the research and data I’ve gathered to support my opinion. If possible , I’ll be open to modifying my ideas based on constructive feedback. Overall I frame the discussion  around what will best serve that goal rather than personal preferences.

[Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl]

Thank you for sharing your reaction to this challenging situation when you need to show your disagreement in a polite and civilized manner.
Here is my feedback:

1. Disagreement is uncountable. – Navigating disagreement
2. realy = really
3. open minded = open-minded (hyphenated word)
4. differng = different / differing

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