At the church, there is a missions department that services about 300 people with food boxes. Each week, a food truck comes in, and we distribute the food quarterly. We have a missions president who orders the food and is supposed to coordinate volunteers. The issue is that her math skills when ordering the food are off, which makes the numbers off when making the food boxes, and she does not communicate well with the volunteers or staff members of the missions department. She is very stubborn and a no-it-all and often fails to ask for help.

1. How can the scientific method guide the thinking process in this situation?

2. Since this is a collaborative effort with others, how might someone benefit from strong oral communication skills?

3. What can someone do to practice oral communication skills during this program?