My Communication Style

 

My Communication Style

I was amazed how similar two of the scale scores were on the evaluations after completed by me and two other people. I felt my results were accurate of how I see myself as a communicator verbally, listening and do I have communication anxiety when communicating with others.

I was surprised with the scale scores of the communication anxiety inventory evaluation because my score showed I had mild anxiety when communicating with others but both of the other people scored me to be low anxiety when communicating. There was a fifteen point difference in my results and the other two people. What I found surprising was I have worked with one of the people for about six years and the other person I have only known for five months? When speaking in a large group I sometime feel uneasy if speaking to people I do not know and feel more comfortable in a group of people I have communicated with before.

I want to work on becoming less anxious when communicating with new people. As an educator I meet new children and families every year and sometimes every day. I feel comfortable talking to them face-to-face but when talking to a group such as a parent meeting or in training I experience anxiety. This is a communication skill I will continue to try to improve.

The results of the listening styles profile evaluation were all the same and I agree with the results because  I am a people –oriented person. I agree with the description of a people-oriented person and how I see myself. I am empathic to others feelings, concerns which builds relationships with them but I it tends to interfere with my judgment because I trust people so easily. I like being a people-oriented person in most situations but I think being an action-oriented listener will result in better outcomes when communicating with others.