Welcome to the "Effective Team Communication: video lesson meant to provide tips for improving communication among team members to increase productivity and reduce conflict. This lesson is the first of five in the "Team Facilitation Skills: Meeting Guidelines" video course, which is meant to explain how to facilitate productive team meetings by communicating well, addressing dysfunctional behavior, and handling conflict efficiently. Because the team is a unique work environment, it is important to know the ways to communicate most effectively with team members -- and this lesson will help learners do just that.