Friday, September 27, 2013
Who am I as a Communicator?
How well do I know myself when communicating in any given situation.? This week I got the opportunity to take 3 assessments which allowed me to get to know myself better when communicating based on statements on each of these assessments. I also learn how two people that I know well felt about my communication style . One was a close friend, and the other a professional colleague. Based on the results from my self evaluation compared to the evaluation of my friend and colleague they know me very well. When communicating in certain situations I tend to not be very verbal due to nervousness, and a large crowd or group of people. My two evaluators felt the same way about my communication style on the Communication anxiety inventory and also on the verbal aggressiveness scale assessment. They did not quite understand how to do the listening styles profile, however based on my results I am people oriented, action oriented, content oriented, and time oriented. I will say this test was right on point about my listening styles.
The one thing that surprised me the most about myself was that I am more successful in classroom situations, than face paced environments. I cannot function when I am with people who are in a rush to get every thing done in one day. The insights I gained this week in doing these assessments was learning things that I did not realize about myself when communicating in different situations. I also learned that people whom you interact with on a daily basis really do know you, just because they never comment on things they see and hear , they are still listening.
I am enjoying this communication class. I am learning a lot about perceptions, communication styles, and most importantly how schemas play a part in becoming a competent communicator.
References
Rubin, R. B., Palmgreen, P., Sypher, H. E. ( Eds.). (2009). Communication research measures: A sourcebook. New York: Routledge.
Rubin, R. B., Rubin, A.M., Graham, E. E., Perse, E. M., & Seibold, D. R. ( Eds.) (2009). Communication research measures 11: A sourcebook. New York: Routledge.
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Linda, I agree with you. Just because you never hear anything from some people, does not mean that they are not watching you and that they are not listening. I think we all forget that sometimes. great post!
ReplyDeleteLinda,
ReplyDeleteI have the same problem when communicating in public and in front of large groups. I get very nervous and talk fast. I know everyone is not a public speaker. Do you agree with your evaluators? Isn't amazing how much people do know you and I was surprise how much people knew me also. This was a great exercise.
Yvette
It seems to me that you are a person that communicates just like me. I don't like a huge crowd of people either. I enjoy talking to my children in the classroom and family at home. I tend to get nervous when speaking in front of a huge crowd. I'm also like you, I don't like to be around people that's always in a rush to get things done. One thing about me, I may be a last minute person but it will get done on the date that it is due.
ReplyDeleteLinda,
ReplyDeleteLike you I use to be very nervous when speaking in crowds; to be honest I would say I am still nervous when I speak in crowds but my job entails training teachers. If I allow my fear to get in the way of sharing important information that will help teachers become better professionals I would not be an effective educator so that helps me to overcome the fear of crowds. Now I've come to find that practice makes perfect. I am at the National Black Child Development Institute Conference and find it easier to speak. Thank you for sharing!!!
Annie P.