Part of my assignment this week was to take three
self-surveys evaluating my level of communication anxiety, verbal
aggressiveness and listening profile. Then I chose two people to take the same
tests to evaluate myself through their eyes. The results were as follows:
MY RESULTS
MILD- “You reported that you feel a bit uneasy in some
communication situations and somewhat more confident in other contexts.
Communication does not seem to be something you worry a great deal about. “
HUSBAND- MILD
MOM- LOW
MY RESULTS
MODERATE- “You maintain a good balance between respect and
consideration for others’ viewpoints, and the ability to argue fairly by
attacking the facts of a position rather than the person holding that
position.”
HUSBAND- MODERATE
MOM-SIGNIFICANT
MY RESULTS
PEOPLE-ORIENTED- “You empathetic and concerned with the
emotions of others. This listening style helps you to rebuild your
relationships, but it can interfere with proper judgment because you tend to be
very trusting of others.”
HUSBAND-PEOPLE ORIENTED
MOM – PEOPLE ORIENTED
I would still like to have a colleague evaluate me in these
areas but I did not have a chance this week. Instead, my mom and husband were
able to evaluate me. I was surprised to learn that we all thought my listening
style was people-oriented. I was also surprised that my mom ranked my
communication anxiety as low. I’m glad to know that she can’t sense when I have
a little anxiety at times and I hope others feel that way too.
The information I learned from this activity will help me as
an early childhood educator because I can be more intentional about not being
verbally aggressive and using other skills that will enhance my communication
with children, families and colleagues.
Hi Laura,
ReplyDeleteThe results of my assessments were very similar to yours. I did have a co-worker evaluate me and got the same results as myself and my boyfriend except she rated me lower for anxiety. I thought this was good in that when I speak professionally I am able to maintain any anxiety to where I am fairly effective when communicating.
Hi Laura....If my my did the 3 quizzes, my verbal style would probably have been higher the moderate too! I talk differently with my family, especially my sister and mom then I do everyone else.
ReplyDeleteI think it was interesting that your mother reports your verbal aggressiveness scale as significant...I think my mother would as well. She and I are either too alike or too different and it seems we are always on opposing sides of an issue--any issue. I think sometimes she opposes me just to argue with me...
ReplyDeleteYou assessment was similar to mine. I too had my results of verbal aggressiveness at significant and the good thing is I knew this but never really addressed it. That is one of my goals for this class to make a change in that assessment by the end of this course.
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