Introduction
An effective communicator must possess five interpersonal components (Agarwal, 2010). The components are sufficient self-concept, the capability to be a fine listener, the ability to articulate one’s opinions and ideas evidently, and the ability to reveal oneself to other people honestly and freely. In the past few years, several research systems and plans have been created in the field of interpersonal communication.
One of the methods involves the use of interpersonal communication survey inventory. The interpersonal communication style inventory tries to calculate common inclinations in interpersonal communication.
The survey can be employed as a psychotherapeutic tool, as an education kit, as an enhancement for an interview, by management, or in researches. The inventory can aid an individual to recognize the attributes that arise as he or she interrelates with anyone. If individuals recognize more about their characters, they will be able to find out how they can associate with other individuals with ease and come up with wiser decisions. In this article, the results of my Interpersonal communication style inventory test are analyzed.
Improving communication skills
After reading through my results and thinking back on my overall course progress, I learned that active listening is a crucial skill an individual can ever aspire to possess. I learned that how people pay attention has a huge impact on the effectiveness of their daily activities and their relations with other individuals. As such, active listening can enable us to obtain accurate information, understand the facts, and learn new ideas (Agarwal, 2010).
Concerning my test results, I earned 28 scores in section one, 25 scores in section two, 26 scores in section three, and 21 scores in section four. Cumulatively, I earned 100 scores in the whole test. This implies that I am a skilled active listener.
As indicated in the inventory, moderate MBA students score way below my marks. Thus, I have benefitted a lot from my communication classes. At the beginning of this course, I had many communication issues. I have managed to tackle and improve on these issues by doing a lot of researches and exercise on how to better my skills. I believe that my enthusiasm has paid off. Despite this success, I acknowledge that I still have enormous tasks to ensure that I perfect my active listening skills to the desired level.
Conclusion
Based on my scores, I earned 28 marks in my first section. The results indicate that I am above average student concerning avoiding interruptions. As such, the marks indicate that I let my respondents complete their statements before interrupting. In the second section, I earned 25 points. As in the first section, this section indicates that I am above the average student concerning maintain interest.
I have mastered how to attract the respondent’s interest. The art has enhanced my intercommunication skills to a great extent. In the third section, I scored 26 marks. Based on these results, it is apparent that I have a high tendency to keep an open mind and avoid evaluating my respondents’ remarks until they are complete with their statements. Like the previous section, I am above an average MBA student concerning postponing evaluation. In the last section, I earned 21 marks. The marks were the least compared with the other results. Thus, I have to enhance my skills in organizing information.
Reference
Agarwal, O. P. (2010). Effective communication. Mumbai : Himalaya Pub. House.