The document outlines four distinct communication styles: Action/Driver, Process/Analytical, People/Amiable, and Idea/Expressive, each characterized by specific traits and behaviors. It encourages self-assessment through a survey to identify one's dominant communication style, emphasizing the importance of adapting communication approaches based on others' styles. Additionally, it includes references to exercises and resources for better understanding and identifying these styles.

1. Understanding The Four Communication Styles

2. Communication skills self-assessment Learn how you communicate Understand the four communication styles “ Read” others more effectively Exercises to test your understanding Seminar length: 5 minutes

3. To express yourself as you are is the most important thing…. - Shunryu Suzuki

4. We need to be able to read people and adjust our approach and style when communicating

5. Discovering Your Communication Style There are 18 situations describing 4 communication styles. Choose 1 response per question. Answer how you would actually behave. Not how you think you should behave. Answer as rapidly and instinctively as possible. The highest total is your communication style. Please complete survey before moving to next slide. Click here to start the survey.

6. Summary of 4 Styles Style I – Action / DRIVER Goal Oriented Needs to see results Quick reaction time, decisive Independent Practical Direct Controlled facial expressions Style IV – Process / ANALYTICAL Fact Oriented Needs to be accurate Organized, systematic Slow reaction time Serious, industrious Methodical, Tenacious Style III – People / AMIABLE Personal security, acceptance Cooperative Personable Enthusiastic, Loyal Perceptive Hates conflict Prefers to work in teams Style II – Idea/ EXPRESSIVE Sociable Enthusiastic, impulsive Future Oriented Conceptual, Innovative Egotistical Needs to be accepted by others Undisciplined

7. Understanding your Communication Style The Four Little Pigs Can you identify the different communication styles? Click here to read this story Watch the video on next page to identify the different styles And …..

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