Surprises
There were few surprises about the
similarities and differences between how I evaluated myself as a communicator
and how my husband and a friend evaluated me.
The results of all of the assessments done by my friend were also the
same as mine. The fact that my score for the Listening Styles Profile was the
same despite who completed the survey seemed to indicate that I am a People-Oriented
listener, however, I thought the definition of the Action-Oriented listener was
a better fit. I think that the thing that surprised me the most was that the
results were so similar despite who completed the inventory. I really expected that my own perspective of
my communication skills would have been different from the perspective of that
of my husband and friend.
Insights
One
insight about communication that I gained this week is that while the inventory
assigned a specific score based on how others and I answered the questions, I
feel that I could see myself across the entire range of possibilities depending
on the situation. A second insight is
that I have made progress in becoming a better communicator by improving my
listening skills. This is something
that I have made a concerted effort to do.
O’Hair & Wiemann (2012) tell
us that an empathetic listening style is associated with showing care and
avoiding judgment. The results of the
Listening Styles Profile validate that I have made progress in this area. Had I completed these scales several years
ago, I think the results would have been very different.
Professional
& Personal
As a result of the Application assignment, I have a
better insight into and deeper awareness of my own communication strengths and
weaknesses in both professional and personal settings. I discovered that I need to make the same
kind effort in personal communications that I do when I am in a professional
setting.
Reference
O'Hair, D., & Wiemann, M. (2012). Real
communication: An introduction. New York New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s
Geralyn,
ReplyDeleteI also had very similar results between my relative, colleague and myself. However, I think I often communicate differently in different situations between work and my personal life. Sometimes I can be very aggressive but I am not disrespectful. I also can be an impatient listener, but overall I think I am empathetic. That is why I was a little surprised that the scores on my assessments matched in all but one instance.
I think that in some points in our lives we all have similar results our colleagues, and family members. I know I communicate differently at work than I do at home. Because no one, is around reviewing me I do keep it positive and clean because of my granddaughter.
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