I found the research we talked about very interesting. I made notes about focus groups- which are a group of people (8-13) who focus on a subject and find out as much about it as they can .A moderator asks questions during the discussion.
A good moderator is something she said to be very important. They need to be uncontrolling but inclusive. A good moderator will make good online discussion, and they are able to hear and see the value of differing opinions.
Online- with the help of a good moderator the focus group was able to be successful. And also, in face to face interation a community was able to form, which transfered the energy to online communication.
A good leader is someone that is a good communicator, has positive nonverbal appearance and cues, cannot be arrogant but have self-confidence. They also need to be a transformational leader, have a good character meaning truthful in past actions, need to be able to empathize with the common people, and also have good values regarding compromise.
I found our discussion to be very informative and interesting, and it really interested me in finding out more about the different elections regarding the communication behind them, and the forums and focus groups that took place because of them!