For this blog assignment had my best friend and boyfriend evaluate
my communication skills. For the most part the results were within the same
level.
My Results:
Communication Anxiety Inventory:42 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 somethings that you worry a
great deal about.
Verbal
Aggressiveness Scale: 61 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.
Listening Styles
Profile: 33 Group 1 People-Oriented- You empathetic and concerned with the emotions
of others. This listening style helps you to build relationships, but it can
interfere with proper judgement because you tend to be very trusting of others.
After
completing this activity, I was happy to know that I keep a good balance between
respect and consideration based on the verbal aggressiveness scale assessment. I
find it very important as a person, one should treat other’s as you would like
to be treated. I believe that being “People- Oriented” is a trait to have especially
working with young children. Having this style also helps build relationships
and this is important with children and their families as well. I also learned
through chapter 2 that first impressions are not everything. The text states
that it is best to look beyond the first impression because it often leads to inaccurate
conclusions (O’Hair, D., Wiemann, 2015). Another insight that I found
interesting within the text was how technology interferes with oneself. Being
that social media is very popular, I personally see how people are living in
reality verses how they want others to perceive themselves based on the information
that is shared on social media sites. Based on a study, the more time a person
spends on Facebook seeing others living a “fabulous” lifestyle can actually
make you feel worse about yourself and your lifestyle (O’Hair, D., Wiemann, 2015). Being that someone can easily choose what to post, we have to be also be strong enough within ourselves to not let others make us feel worst about ourselves based on information that could simply be a lie.
Reference
O’Hair, D., Wiemann, M., Mullin, D.I., & Teven, J. (2015).
Real Communication
(3rd. ed). New York: Bedford/ St.
Martin’s
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