Monday, January 28, 2013
Who Am I as a Communicator?
I chose my husband and one of my coworkers to evaluate me this week. The one thing that surprised me most is my evaluations matched up with the results from the other two questionnaires. I have made it very well known to my husband and my friend who I have worked with for four years that I have anxiety when speaking in large crowds. I figured I would rate myself differently than they would just because I see myself from a completely different vantage point. It did make my goals related to communication very clear. The aspects I chose to work on are also seen by others I am close to. One of the other interesting outcomes this week was in regard to my Listening Styles Profile. I fell into group 1 which is considered people-oriented. It states I am empathetic and concerned with the emotions of others. This listening style helps you to build relationships, but can interfere with proper judgement because you tend to be very trusting of others. This was very profound because I can see myself in this description. I am going to start analyzing myself at work and in my relationships and take notice of when I portray these attributes. There may be times where I need to be more clear-to-the-point, or business like. I really enjoyed learning more about my communication style this week and thinking about goals which will help me improve on a personal level.
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It's good to be encouraged to review our goals often. Before this assignment I did pay much attention to my communication goals. In fact I don't think I found them as important as other personal goals. It is wonderful to keep learning...
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Alissa,
ReplyDeleteYou and I got the same evaluation in listening styles. It was amazing to me that I was so accurately zoned in on!
Were you impressed by this as well? It certainly shows me where I need work, but I find it difficult to correct this "flaw", if that is what it is!
Deb
Alissa, like you, I agree that these activities can help us to improve on a personal level. Regular assessments both from an individual point of view and also from our peers can only mean that we will improve in the way in which we communicate.
ReplyDeleteSheryl
Hi Alissa,my listening style was the same as yours. I too was amazed that my scoring of myself so closely matched how others scored me. I was relieved because I thought that I would score poorly with others. I have to say that I really enjoyed this assignment and hopefully we all have a better picture of the areas we need to improve concerning our communication with others.
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