Communication Evaluation

     This week we did a communication evaluation. We evaluated our communication anxiety, verbal aggressiveness and listening styles. I completed the self evaluation and I also used a family member and one of my sorority sisters to evaluate my communication skills. I was surprised to see that all the scores were close; there were a difference of one or two points. The score for my communication anxiety reflected that I was moderately anxious. The score reflected that I was concerned about a number of communication context, but not all. My anxiety level was labeled as contextual. The verbal aggressiveness evaluation shows that I have a good balance for respect and consideration for others’ points of view, but I maintain the ability to ague fairly. I attack the facts of a potion, but not the person. My listening style evaluation shows I am a people-orientated. The evaluation shows that I am empathic and concerned for others emotions. The con for having a people-oriented listening style is the tendency to be trusting of people. Which means my judgment is not always proper.

     The thing about the evaluations which surprised me most was my listening style. I thought I would be more action-orientated because I felt like for the most part I prefer to-the point communication. I was always concerned that I was rushing people to get to the point. I always want people to hurry and get to the point, but at the same time I do not want anyone to feel offended. I guess that is why I ended up being people-oriented.