This week we continued to explore communication and focused on evaluating our own communication styles. We used three online assessment tools that evaluated listening, communication anxiety, and verbal aggressiveness. We were asked to have two people in our lives complete the assessments on us as well. After completing the assessments and looking at the results from two others, I noticed that there were some differences, surprises, and some results that aligned with the way I see myself as a communicator.
The insights that I have gained about communication this week are that I seem to change my persona based on the audience or context and that I seem to be more confident in my professional communication than my personal interactions. This may be the result of the amount of time I have spent on refining my presentation, supervisory, and leadership skills in recent years. I also know that I do have a lower self-esteem in social settings and become more reserved with people I do not know.
The second part of our assignment this week asked us to create some communication goals. I think this will help in all areas of my work and personal life as I look to increase my ability to work with a diverse population of children, families, staff, and community agencies.
Jatherine, you and I both found that we change our persona a bit depending on the situation. I think that is pretty typical, and actually think that is how it should be. In some situations, however, I think it could be beneficial to step back and ask ourselves how we would handle the conversation if it were in a different situation.
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ReplyDeleteI have lean that as early childhood educator we often change the lifes of people. I try to make a difference everyday i walk in the office. But sometime it is hard to work with people who dont listen or do whats need to change lifes. Thank you for your post because it made me feel like I'm not in this fight together.