Saturday, March 29, 2014
Communication Styles
This week we had to evaluate ourselves and ask others to evaluate us in regards to communication. I found the communication anxiety inventory to show the greatest differences between myself and the other two people that evaluated me. I scored on the elevated level and others scored me in the low and mild level. This was a surprise to me but to me this is a good thing that I do not show I am uncomfortable when speaking but I feel it. It will be important for me to work at becoming more comfortable with myself. When I become more comfortable than I will be able to share more. I feel that I may miss out on what is being said or I am not sharing enough due to myself being uncomfortable. As for my listening style I am a people oriented listener. Although this is a good style to have I do worry that I trust people too much.
As I look at the results of all the different tests it surprised me all the different styles. Each style is unique in their own way and each of them holds their own benefit. I think what is important is that we are made aware of the possible issue that may arise if you are only one of the styles and not a combination of all the styles. I feel that in order to be effective in the early childhood field you are going to need to encompass all aspects of the styles for different situations you may encounter.
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Hi Malinda,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your comments and agree with you that it is important for us to understand communication styles so that we can be effective communicators. Did the people you chose to assess your communication score differently than your score?
Maria
Thanks for sharing your post Malinda! I see that we have similar feelings about the way we felt with our communication. I feel as if though once I become comfortable with myself I will be more willing to share. I feel like I'm not giving enough information when I'm communicating with people in certain situations. I think this experience has been a great learning experience.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to change your communication skills when you have communicated that way for so long. I like that you were excepting of the results and were able to say that you would try to make changes to be a more confident communicator in the future. I'm sure the changes that you want t make will make you a better person and professional.
ReplyDeleteMalinda, I agree with you about the communication anxiety. I feel nervous when I speak in public but it does not show. I know I sometimes speak really fast when speaking in public. Does this ever happen to you?
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