Communication Evaluation

What surprised me the most was the differences in how a family member evaluated me versus a colleague.  My sisters’ responses and evaluation was more similar to my own results than were the responses my coworker.  She knows me on a more personal level and my coworker knows me in a professional way.  I learned that my verbal aggressiveness is moderate and that I try to maintain a good balance between respect and consideration for others.  I learned that my communication anxiety is situational and that my listening style is people-oriented.  Each might inform my professional work and personal life in a beneficial way because they all bring awareness to my strengths and weaknesses in my communication skills.  For example, my listening style of being empathetic and concerned with the emotions of others will be helpful in my professional work because I can effectively communicate with children and parents and in my personal life it helps me be a good listener to my friends and family.