Evaluating Communication

I feel that completing the communication inventories this week were both interesting and informative.  I chose to have a family member, my sister, complete the inventory and a co-worker.  I was surprised that all three sets of evaluations were very similar, although they actually may have differed in the specific point value.  My co-worker’s evaluation and my evaluation were identical which surprised me because she has only known me for a few months.  My sister gave me a more favorable evaluation on the verbal aggressiveness scale; however, I believe this is because she has only seen me interact with family or friends where there is usually little cause for aggressiveness.  I was surprised to learn that I am more of a people-oriented listener because before completing the surveys I would not have described myself that way.  I realize that to work in the early childhood field it is important to be people-oriented in not only listening but also every other form of communication.  I think that although I was evaluated as being moderately verbally aggressive, I am proud to be able to argue a person’s position without demeaning them.