Communication with Others

This week think about the similarities and differences between how you evaluated yourself as a communicator and how others evaluated you.

This exercise was a very interesting activity.  I was a bit nervous because of course it is always scary to see what others have to say about you. However, I feel that it has inspired me to take action on some different techniques to be a more affective communicator. 

What is the one thing that surprised you the most? Why?

The one thing that surprised me the most was that my colleague and personal friend scored almost identical to what I scored.  I think that I am not giving myself enough credit of how I communicate.  I think that I must prejudge myself and really haven’t seen how I communicate until I really took these tests.

What other insights about communication did you gain this week?

There were many insights that I gained this week.  One is that I am a people oriented person.  I have been told that several times in my life.  This is a great way to communicate, however, there has to be a balance.  I know that I take thing very personal and internalize much that is communicated to me.  I am then very hard on myself f whether I have communicated appropriately to the other person.

I also experienced that I should be more consistent in the way that I communicate.  It seems that I am a situational communicator.  I am going to listen to myself and make sure that I am not prejudging and that I can be more consistent in the way that I communicate.

Overall this was an excellent exercise.  There are many things I need to work on for my personal and professional ways of communication.