Saturday, January 31, 2015

Communication Differences

With the communication tests, there were so many different validations with the results and it was difficult for me to understand the results without finding some way to connect to all the final results. Once I thought about the questions in more detail, I was able to connect with the groups/classifications the questions aligned me in more. The problem was the Listening style test, and I did not agree with the results at all. I thought about the questions and I could see the similarities and why I was classified in that particular group but ultimately, I didn't agree that I become emotionally invested in the problems that are explained to me. 

 With the results from my family member and my co-worker, the differences between all results were incredibly interesting. I figured that the test would be most accurate if I had a co-worker who wasn't someone I communicated with daily complete it, because they see an aspect of me that isn't too personal and they only have the image that is placed before them. 

 When I noticed the differences, it was almost like the results were describing different people. Thinking about communication and the key factors that are immediate to effective communication like tone, body movements and eye contact, it can be interesting to think about. 
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  1. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 3:28 PM

    Hi.
    I find it interesting that you had such differing results. For me, my results were all very similar to each other. I wonder what happened to cause such different results? You said you picked a colleague that wasn't too familiar with you because you didn't interact on a daily basis. I bet your results may be more similar if you picked someone you worked more closely with. However, I think it might be interesting to see what the results would be if someone didn't know me very well, either personally or professionally. Thanks for your thoughts.

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