Course: Career Communication

Communication Reflection Exercise

Now that you have learned about your own emotional intelligence and communication style,

How do you think the analytical communicator felt about the small talk of the relater? How do you think the relater felt about the communication style of the analytical? Attempt to identify a communication style that you believe most fits your own. Next, identify three people you regularly communicate with. What types of communicators do you think they are? How can you communicate with them better, based on the four communication types?

Remember it is up to the person initiating the communication to communicate in a way that the person on the receiving end can understand. For example, if you are a relater who is going to initiate conversation with the analytical type communicator ensures you have the facts and data that is going to allow the analytical to respond in a positive way. If you are an analytical initiating conversation with an expresser be excited and show emotion.