Saturday, July 27, 2013
Who am I as a communicator?
Doing this test was very fun because it was a different way to reflect on what I say and how others perceive me as a communicator. In the communication anxiety I got a 44 and my sister gave me a 36. In the listening test I scored in group 1 and my sister also placed me in group 1. In the verbal aggressiveness I got a moderate score and the same from my sister. I don’t consider myself an aggressive person; I always try to politically disagree when I don’t agree with an idea. I was very happy that the test actually reflected my efforts in doing that. It was funny to know that my sister actually thinks that I’m a confident communicator but the truth is that I get nervous when talking in public, but once I get the hang of it, confidence kicks in. Overall I think I hold a balance as a communicator, I do get nervous when I have to speak in public, but if I have to I’ll surely do it.
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Elisa, I enjoyed reading your blog post this week. I am the same way. I too think I am a poor public communicator but the people I asked to conduct the assessment thought I was a mild communicator. However, I am terrified to talk in public but hope to overcome this problem.
ReplyDeleteHi Elisa! The people who did the test about me had very similar results that I had as well. I thought it was interesting how effective this was in bringing to my attention what other people perceived me to be. My husband and friend both thought I was completely comfortable speaking in public when in fact I am not. Bt this brought to my attention that I am obviously doing a good job of hiding my anxiety about it.
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ReplyDeleteIsn't it interesting how others perceive you verses how you see yourself. Like most of us my scores were very similar to those I asked to do the test. After reading your post I though about my co-workers who often say to me your great at speaking in front of large groups (I have to when I am facilitating PD for the teachers in the system i work for). I may appear cool calm and collected to them but on the inside my tummy is turned upside down and to be honest I would rather not do it. Like you this test also helped to confirm that the strategies I have been using to improve my communication effectiveness is working.