This week we evaluated ourselves as communicators. I
thought it was interesting that my scores were much high than those of my
evaluators. I think I graded myself a little more harsh than I actually
am. I also thought each one of those
questions are situational. By that I
mean, depending on the group or person in company, I would respond differently –
being more or less assertive. One thing that surprised me was my verbal
aggressiveness score that I gave myself – it landed in the “significant” range. I feel like I can be aggressive but I also
know when to reign in it as a professional.
This week’s exercise has shown me that I have a lot to
work on as an effective communicator and always need to be aware of my intentions
and to not attack another listener/communicator.
Danielle,
ReplyDeleteI had a similar experience this week. I, too, rated myself a little differently than others, which supports the differences in our self-presentation and self-efficacy based on context. While I did not get any big surprises, I know that the way we monitor ourselves most definitely reflects in others' opinions and perceptions of us. Thank you for sharing!
Danielle,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the answers that we had to give are situational. I think though that we can take the information on how others perceive us and grow as individuals both professionally and personally as communicators. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Danielle,
ReplyDeleteI too scored higher in the verbal aggression test than I would have thought. It was definitely difficult to take the information to heart too much because the answers we gave were very situational. Thank you for sharing your experience!