EDUC-6165: Blog- Who am I as a Communicator

 

Reflecting upon this assignment illuminated my perception of myself as a communicator. It provided me the opportunity to view the way other people perceive my communication skills. Through the differences in my notions and others, it highlighted my awareness of becoming a competent communicator. 

For instance, in terms of Communication anxiety ( Rubin et al., 2009), I got three different evaluations. I evaluated myself as moderate communication anxiety levels, my husband evaluated me as elevated, and my sister considered me mild communicator anxiety. As I chose two close family members who know me very well, they are aware of my public speaking challenges, and their evaluations of my performance reflected that fact. Whereas, in my assessment, I screened my abilities in various public communication opportunities. For example, when I speak in front of the parents at school, speak at a conference, and much more.


In terms of Verbal aggression ( Rubin et al., 2009), my score and the people who evaluated me were almost exact, which indicated the way I perceive myself on the verbal aggression scale is moderate. It Indicates that I maintain the right balance between respecting others and pointing to the other person’s content of speech rather than attacking the person himself ( Rubin et al., 2009).


Lastly, in terms of Listening style ( Rubin et al., 2009), my screening profile indicated that I am people-oriented, which matched one of the screenings. In contrast, one person perceives my listening profile to be more action-oriented. It implicates that I prefer a clear and less deliberate way of communication ( Rubin et al., 2009). This finding surprised me since I perceive myself as a patient and respectful individual.


Being a competent communicator requires practice, reflection, and awareness. This assignment allowed me to reflect upon my communication skills and schemas and get insights into how other people perceive me, which is essential to my growth.

References:

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

“Communication Anxiety Inventory”

“Verbal Aggression Scale”

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

Communication research measures//: A sourcebook. New York: Routledge.

“Listening Styles Profile- 16”

Comments

  1. UnknownNovember 28, 2020 at 6:27 AM

    Ilana,
    I agree that this exercise was an insightful tool in learning how others view us. I also had family members assess, me because they know me very well. A take away for me is that this journey on communication has no ending. I believe we will continue to grow and learn skills to help us to be more active listeners, and have greater confidence when speaking.
    Virginia

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  2. Karrie ThompsonNovember 28, 2020 at 9:54 AM

    Ilana,
    I also gained insight in how I perceive my communication skills compared to how others view them. I had family members complete the evaluations, but am curious as to how my coworkers would have evaluated the same skills. I am definitely a different communicator in a professional setting than I am at home. I found it interesting that your communication anxiety yielded such different results. My results for this evaluation were exactly the same, in the mild range, from the people evaluating me. My score was higher and reflected moderate. It is interesting to me how different our perception can be in comparison to others'.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Karrie

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  3. AnonymousNovember 28, 2020 at 3:51 PM

    Ilana,
    Thank you for sharing! This activity was definitely great for us to see what developments we still need to make in regards to our communication. I have been very curious to see how my peers would evaluate my style. I am glad that this activity has allowed me to see what things I still need to do in order to become a better communicator and listener

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  4. dorothy aNovember 28, 2020 at 6:47 PM

    I enjoyed reading your different styles of communicating. It was great to see you recognize those areas and evaluate them thoroughly. This was interesting to read. Sometimes we do not recognize certain things in ourselves that others see in us.

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  5. Kamikka HughesNovember 30, 2020 at 8:42 AM

    Hi Ilana,
    I scored in the moderate range as well under the verbal aggressiveness scale. This caught me by surprise. I considered myself to be at least in the low range. Were you surprised by your score and if so, why?

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