The communication survey that I took this week on my communication effectivness was very enlightening. It was on my communication anxiety, my verbal aggressiveness, and my listening style. I must admit that my score was exactly how I viewed my communication style. I chose two people, my daughter and one of my teachers that I supervise, to also take the same survey on me. I expected to have some differences in how I view my communication style and how they view my communication style. However, their score on me was similar to my score which made me feel good that they understand my communication style. I pride myself on being a good communicator and it frustrates me when people don't understand something I have said. The self-denigration takes place in my mind when that happens because I am trying to figure out why they didn't understand me. But then I shake it off and find another way of communicating more effectively.
What I have gained from these surveys is to maintain a good mode of communicating with others and I learned that how others view my communication skills is just as important as how I view my communication skills.
This week was an interesting one for us. We had a chance to understand ourselves and see how others view us. Your post is a good one. Even though I know you from the class, I can image that your communication skills can are affective. Learn to listen with you your eyes and ears, find a way to communicate with others by relating your thoughts to their and I promise they will understand.
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