My Communication Skills Evaluation

 

 

 

 

 





My Communication Skills Evaluation

            The communication self-surveys revealed how I interact with people and some of my strengths and weaknesses.   In the Communication Anxiety Inventory test my score was 40 which revealed that I am not comfortable communicating in all arenas; such as speaking in front of large groups of people (Rubin, Palmgreen, & Sypher, 2009). Communication does not seem to be a problem for me because I love interacting with people but I do try to judge a persons’ demeanor to determine the depths of my conversations.  On the Verbal Aggressiveness Test my test score was 65 which is considered moderate which means that I rank medium on the scale, and when confronting people I am very respectful of their feelings (Rubin, Palmgreen, & Sypher, 2009).  On the Listening Styles Profile test it revealed that I loved communicating with people and that I am concerned about their feelings, and that I am able to build relationships because I possess great listening skills (Rubin. Rubin, Graham, Perse, & Seibold, 2009).

 .          I selected my young adult daughter and a neighbor who is also a friend to take the tests in order to reveal how others view my communication skills.   I was surprised that the outcomes were very similar to my own.  My daughter warned me before taking the test that she was going to “let me have it” but I was pleasantly surprised that her scores were not that far from my own  and in all of the same categories on the test..  My friend’s score actually matched mine in the Communication Anxiety Inventory test which was 40 (Rubin, Palmgreen, & Sypher, 2009).   My daughter’s score on the Communication Anxiety Inventory assessment came out as 49 which moved me up to the “moderate” bracket and implied that I suffered from “situational” anxiety which is stage fright (Rubin, Palmgreen, & Sypher, 2009).  That’s the area I need to improve in order to feel comfortable speaking in front of large groups of people.  My girlfriend scored me as a 68 on the Verbal Aggressiveness Scale which is now making me stop and think about how I interact with her because this number is significant.  I never thought that I appeared aggressive to her but now I need to temper my tone when communicating with her in the future.  This exercise taught me a lot about myself and how others see me and I am glad that the test revealed that I am indeed people oriented because I am a teacher and that lets me know that I have chosen the right profession!

 

References

Rubin, R. B., Palmgreen, P., & Sypher, H. E. (Eds.) (2009). Communication research measures: A

sourcebook. New York: Routledge

Rubin, R. B., Rubin, A. M., Graham, E. E., Perse, E. M., & Seibold, D. R. (Eds.) (2009). Communication

            research measures II: A sourcebook. New York: Routledge..