After evaluating my communication, listening, and verbal skills scale I was shocked with the scores I received. My communication anxiety inventory test I scored a moderate level, which indicates that I feel somewhat concerned about a number of communication contexts, but probably not all. The moderate level of communication anxiety is what they call "situational." I know this is so true amount me, because I do have communication anxiety only during certain times and that usually is when I am in front of a group of people. I realized that I had this issue when I took a public speaking course and during this course I learned how to calm my nerves when speaking in front of a group of people. I still get nervous at times but when I am talking about children and their learning it is much easier. My listening style profile showed I am a people-oriented person but never realized that this can also interfere with my relationships with family and friends. This profile describes me as empathetic and concerned with the emotions of others. It shows that this listening style helps me build relationships, but can also interfere with proper judgment because I tend to be very trusting of others. I thought this was a good trait about myself but realized that giving some judgement can help others make better decisions. I do give some of my thoughts to others but would never say anything negative too anyone because I hated hurting others feeling. Over the years I learned to trust but be wise when trusting other people. My verbal aggressiveness scale was the biggest shock to me because my level was significant. I never saw myself as an argumentative person or a person that attacks someone thoughts or opinion. I have always been that person to sit back and bite my tongue because I hate confrontation. I know I have a lot too learn and the older I get I am getting a little bit more confident within myself to speak in public.
Great post Nina!
ReplyDeleteIt's also good to see that you can see progress in your situation and you are not content staying where you are, keep that up!
This week, I am sure many of us were surprised at our results, these inventories however, can only be used to help us grow as professionals and people.
Continue to seek to be a better communicator.
Hi Nina,
ReplyDeleteI thought it was interesting to see how I scored on these assessments. Like you, I was surprised to see that when my daughter completed the verbal aggressiveness assessment my level was significant because I don't like confrontation either. I am glad that we had an opportunity to complete these assessments and see where we need to improve in order to become more effective communicators. Thanks for sharing!