Comunicating Styles

An Assessment of Personal Styles

INSTRUCTIONS
There are not right or wrong answers on this questionnaire. Basically, this is a survey that enables you to describe the
underlying strengths you use in your relationships with others. You will be presented with a number of self-descriptive
statements, each of which will be followed by four different endings. You have to indicate the order in which you feel each ending
is characteristic of yourself. On the answer sheet to the right of sentence, fill the number (6, 4, 3, or 1) using the alternative i s
most like you. Use number 6 for the ending most like you; 4 next most like you; 3 next most; and number 1 least like you.

Please use each number only once and number all endings. Even if two choices seem equally like you, or two others seem
equally unlike you, please rank them anyway.

Questionnaire
I am likely to impress others as:
1. Practical and to the point.
2. Emotional and somewhat stimulating.
3. Astute and logical.
4. Intellectually oriented and somewhat complex.
In the way I work on projects, I may:
5. Want it to be stimulating and involve lively interaction with others.
6. Concentrate to make sure the project is systematically or logically developed.
7. Want to be sure project has a tangible pay-out that will justify spending my time and energy on it.
8. Be most concerned as to whether the project breaks ground or advances knowledge.
In communicating with others, I may:
9. Express unintended boredom with talk that is too delailed.
10. Convey impatience with those who express ideas that are obviously not thought through.
11. Show little interest in thoughts and ideas that show little or no originality.
12. Tend to ignore those who talk about long range implications and direct my attention to what needs to be done right now.
When circumstances prevent me from doing what I want, I find it most useful to:
13. Review any deficiencies or soft spots in my approach and modify accordingly.
14. Re-think all that has happened and develop a new hypothesis or model for action.
15. Keep in mind the basics, pinpoint the key obstacle or obstacles, and modify my game plan to take these into account.
16. Analyze the motivations of others and develop a new feel for the situation.
Sometimes I suspect I may come throught to others as being:
17. Too emotional or too intense.
18. Almost too controlled or perhaps too logical.
19. Too concerned with specifics and matters related to the how to.
20. Overly wrapped-up in ideas and somewhat hard to read.
When I write business correspondence to an individual I do not know, I usually try to:
21. Clarify the background reasons for the contact and relate this to my purpose in writing.
22. Highlight in plain language what I want, need or expect of the other person.
23. Show how my main points fit into a broader perspective.
24. Convey at least some flavor about myself and my style.
When confronted by others with a different point of view, I can usually make progress by:
25. Getting at least one or two specific commitments on which we can build later.
26. Trying to place myself in the shoes of others.
27. Keeping my composure and helping others to see things simply and logically.
28. Relying on my basic ability to conceptualize and pull ideas together.
In terms of the dimension of time, I probably concentrate most on:
29. Whether what Im doing or planning to do is going to hurt or disturb others.
30. Making sure that any actions I take are consistent and part of a systematic progression.
31. My immediate actions and involvements, and whether they make sense today.
32. Significant long-range actions I plan to take and how they relate to my lifes directon.
In reacting to individuals whom I meet socially, I am likely to consider whether:
33. They can contribute ideas and challenge.
34. They seem thoughtful and reflective.
35. They are interesting and fun to be with.
36. They know what theyre doing and can get things done.

Answers

In speaking before groups with whom I have little regular contact, I would hope to leave the impression of being:
37. A systematic thinker who can analyze the kind of problems the particular group is concerned about.
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39. problems.
40. A lively and impactful individual who was clearly in touch with their mood and needs.
In tense meetings with others, I may occasionally:
41. Let my hair down too freely, expressing feelings whick might have been better left unsaid.
42. Be overly-cautions and avoid some contacts which might have proved rewarding:
Miss the forest for the trees, become so concerned with a given faceto f a person that I fail to see other less obvious, but
43. important characteristics.
44. Be swayed by others who are gifted, but perhaps lacking specific direction.
If I am not careful, others may at times feel that I am:
45. Highly unemotional and inclined toward being impersonal or detached.
46. Plodding, superficial, or self-centered.
47. Somewhat snobbish, intellectually superior, or condescending.
48. Moody, excitable, or unpredictable.
I feel satisfied with myself when I:
49. Get more definite things accomplished than I planned.
50. Comprehend the underlying feelings of others and react in a heldful way.
51. Solve a problem by using a logical or systematic method.
52. Develop new thoughts or ideas whick can be related.
I find it easy to be convincing when I am:
53. In touch with my own feelings and those of others.
54. Logical, patient and forbearing.
55. Down to earth and to the point.
56. Intellectually on top of things and take all relevant factors into account.
I enjoy it when others see me as:
57. Intellectually gifted and having vision.
58. An individual who knows where he or she is going and has the competence to get there.
59. Creative and stimulating.
60. A dependable individual who gets things done and comes through.
When the chips are down, I feel it is preferable to:
Stick to a systematic approach that has proved effective before, even though by taking more risks I might win a few more
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victories.
62. Be respected as original even if it costs me something in the short term.
63. Concentrate on getting what I want accomplished right now even if such an approach lacks dramatic impact.
64. Be spontaneous and say what I really think.
When Others pressure me, I am:
65. Ovely-emotional, impulsive, or apt to get carried away by my feelings.
66. Too inclined toward being analytical and critical of them.
67. Too concerned whti proving myself with immediate action.
68. Inclined to step back into my own world of thought.
In considering my approach to difficult situations, it is possible that I become overly-involved:
69. In battles of wits and problem-solving, even for their own sake.
70. In the immediate here and now, getting and doing as I wish.
71. In the world of concepts, values, and ideas.
72. About the feelings of others.

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