Who am I as a Communicator ?

     When I examined my own, my colleagues as well as my family member’s profiles of me, I saw certain patterns. For the communication anxiety, I was placed in three different categories. My colleague had me in the low level, my son saw me as being in the mild range, and I saw myself as being in the moderate category. It was interesting to see how others perceive you, and how this effects your perception of yourself. For the verbal aggressiveness and listening styles, I landed in the same categories’ all three times. This showed me that I perceived myself the way that others perceive me and that this perception has value. I see clearly that I am people oriented, an empathetic listener, but too trusting, and fair and respectful of others opinions. I also know see that I am not too comfortable yet at speaking in from of a large group. I see that I am sensitive to feedback and am working on raising my self-efficacy. This exercise helped me to raise myself efficacy as a communicator as two other people perceived me as being a more competent communicator than I saw myself as. I found all of this information affirming, interesting and quite delightful. Great exercise!