Communication Excellence

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 1. How well do you come across?
These are how others would likely describe your communication style.
 1. Loud 1 2 3 Quiet
 2. Fast/slow 1 2 3 Natural
 3. Charged up/down 1 2 3 Neutral
 4. Complain 1 2 3 Pleased
 5. Flat 1 2 3 Expressive
 6. Speak at 1 2 3 Share with
 7. Heavy/significant 1 2 3 Light
 8. Pedantic 1 2 3 Simple
 9. Suspicious 1 2 3 Friendly/trusting
10. Rigid 1 2 3 Flexible

 

 

 2. How well do you listen?
How well do you hear what is being said, and not said?
11. Listen hard 1 2 3 Be with
12. Hear info/facts 1 2 3 Hear it all
13. Wait for evidence 1 2 3 Trust inklings
14. Acquires info 1 2 3 Learn
15. Listens passively 1 2 3 Knows what to listen for
16. Prepares response 1 2 3 Hears the person
17. Doubting 1 2 3 Accepting
18. Interrupts 1 2 3 Prompts
19. One thing at a time 1 2 3 Can handle multiple inputs
20. Hears 10-90% 1 2 3 Hears 90-100%

 

 

 3. How well do you articulate?
How well are you understood?
21. Talk sat 1 2 3 Contextualizes
22. Lectures 1 2 3 Educates
23. Rambles 1 2 3 Succinct
24. Cliches 1 2 3 Messages
25. Jargon 1 2 3 “English”
26. Rote 1 2 3 Personalizes
27. General terms 1 2 3 Specific terms
28. Holds back 1 2 3 Says it all
29. Convoluted 1 2 3 Clear
30. Limited vocabulary 1 2 3 Extensive vocabulary

 

 4. What do you converse about?
What do you focus on and talk about with others?
31. Symptoms 1 2 3 Source of the problem
32. The negative 1 2 3 The positive
33. The past 1 2 3 The present/how things are
34. Coulds and shoulds 1 2 3 What you really want
35. Reactions 1 2 3 Chosen responses
36. Swaps info 1 2 3 Dances
37. Responds to facts 1 2 3 Gets the gist
38. The“What” 1 2 3 The“Who”
39. Facts 1 2 3 Concepts
40. Others 1 2 3 Yourselves

 

 

 5. How well do you converse?
How often do you have fluid, two-way conversations?
41. Repeats/echos 1 2 3 Improves phrasing
42. Reactive 1 2 3 Responsive
43. Speak(half-duplex) 1 2 3 Speak &listen(full)
44. Unaware of mood 1 2 3 Matches mood
45. Distracted 1 2 3 Attentive
46. Confrontive 1 2 3 Evoking
47. Delayed response 1 2 3 Immediate response
48. Adds a spin 1 2 3 Adds no spin
49. Non-sequitur 1 2 3 Tracks/follows
50. Pepper with questions 1 2 3 Clarifies what was said

 

 

 6. How authentic do you sound?
How real are you and how real do you sound?
51. Pretentious 1 2 3 Non pretentious
52. Puffs up people 1 2 3 Is accurate with praise
53. Sneaky 1 2 3 Forthright,forthcoming
54. Dishonest 1 2 3 Completely honest
55. Overstates 1 2 3 Accurately states
56. Performs 1 2 3 Relates
57. Knows it all 1 2 3 Seeks to learn
58. Is “affected” 1 2 3 Real
59. Full of it 1 2 3 Legitimate
60. Not genuine/insincere 1 2 3 Genuine

 

 

7. How big are you?
How flexible, respectful and generous are you?
61. Critical 1 2 3 Constructive
62. Excludes people 1 2 3 Includes people
63. One-ups 1 2 3 Endorses
64. Disrespectful 1 2 3 Respectful
65. Result-driven 1 2 3 Person-oriented
66. Judges 1 2 3 Tolerant
67. Pushes agenda 1 2 3 Shares your views
68. “On” 1 2 3 Not“on”
69. Rigid 1 2 3 Open
70. Digs 1 2 3 Builds a person up

 

 

8. How mature are you?
What does your communication style tell others about you?
71. Hesitant 1 2 3 Confident
72. Fearful 1 2 3 Goes for it
73. Speaks haltingly 1 2 3 Fluid
74. Repeats/mimics 1 2 3 Synthesizes
75. Gossips 1 2 3 Doesn’t gossip
76. Childish 1 2 3 Adult
77. Blames 1 2 3 Owns
78. Clueless 1 2 3 Speaks with wisdom
79. Speaks from theory 1 2 3 Speaks from experience
80. Righteous 1 2 3 Compassionately accurate

 

 

 9. How free are you of communication blocks?
What’s holding back your effectiveness as a communicator?
81. Compulsive talker 1 2 3 Listens more than talks
82. Personally needy 1 2 3 Has plenty, a reserve
83. Adrenaline/up 1 2 3 Present
84. Ignorant 1 2 3 Informed/educated
85. Toxic personality person 1 2 3 Clean and healthy
86. Attached to past 1 2 3 Creating a future
87. Stressed 1 2 3 Calm
88. Unconscious 1 2 3 Conscious/aware
89. Blind spots 1 2 3 360 degree view
90. Conspiratorial 1 2 3 Cooperative

 

 

10. How effective are you?
How good are you at producing results?
91. Hints at 1 2 3 Asks directly
92. Silent/says little 1 2 3 Speak sup/requests
93. Dealing in past 1 2 3 Dealing in the present
94. Immediate gratification 1 2 3 Long-term investor
95. Win-oriented 1 2 3 Win-win oriented
96. Problem-oriented 1 2 3 Solution-oriented
97. Book knowledge 1 2 3 Street smarts
98. Shares a goal 1 2 3 Inspires with a vision
99. Bounces around 1 2 3 Sees/gets right to problem
100 Talks about stuff 1 2 3 Is “for” stuff

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