Saturday, January 31, 2015

Similarities and Differences

The two individuals that evaluated me as a communicator were my husband and a colleague.  All three of our evaluations were very similar and classified me in the same category, however, my husband evaluated my communication anxiety a little higher than my colleague and myself.  He also rated my aggressiveness a little higher than my colleague and myself.  I assume that his higher ratings on the two scales are because he is around me more.  As far as the aggressiveness scale being a point higher, I would assume it is because I am more comfortable in my home environment which would allow me to be more aggressive.  Further, I found it interesting to learn that my listening style good interfere with proper judgment because I am very trusting of others.  Overall, I did find these evaluations to be very interesting, where I placed in the scoring is completely true of who I am for all three.  I am definitely people oriented, my anxiety in communication is definitely situational, as it only sparks in public or group situations and I have never been verbally aggressive to others.  The evaluations have confirmed what I already knew.  I definitely need to work on becoming stronger and getting over my anxiety of speaking publicly.  

2 comments:

  1. Randee,
    We are very similar! For me, my colleague thought I had very low anxiety. I was happy that others don't perceive the anxiety I am feeling! I like your point that you are comfortable in your home environment which causes you to act a little differently. I don't necessarily think that is a bad thing! I think we all need a place where we can be totally free to express ourselves the way we choose. Thanks for your post!

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  2. Randee, this is definitely an interesting turn of events considering you and Stephanie had very similar results (I just left comments on her blog as well!). It's always a surprise when you ask someone to give you their feedback on your personality. Great post!

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