...Communication and Collaboration: Learning Styles and Personality Types Communication and Collaboration: Learning Styles and Personality Types Learning how to communicate with others can be difficult at times, but if one learns what each person needs to do in order to succeed and knows one’s self, then working with these different individuals can be an extremely enlightening experience. The most important factors in this process are learning each person’s learning styles and personality traits. Knowing Yourself Learning Styles “When you understand how you learn, you can make more active and effective decisions about how to choose study strategies and pursue learning goals” (Carter, Bishop & Kravits, 2007). In the Pathways to Learning worksheet, developed by Joyce Bishop, Ph.D. and based upon Howard Gardener’s Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligence, Gardener shows that there are many different learning styles and with each learning style come strengths and weaknesses for each individual. These learning styles consist of “Verbal/Linguistic, Musical/Rhythmic, Logical/Mathematical, Visual/Spatial, Bodily/Kinesthetic, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Naturalistic” (Carter et al, 2007). Every individual fits under a certain category and sometimes more than one. That is why it is sometimes frustrating to find effective studying techniques and can be difficult to harness in a setting with multiple people. After taking this assessment I learned that I have three strong...
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...Communication is any facet of the complex process of human interaction; it focuses on the many modes of human messaging (Stoda, 2013). Effective interpersonal communication in business is important to be successful. It is vital for employees and mangers to understand the different communication styles to better understand how to communicate effectively with each other. These important communication styles are closed, blind, hidden and open. Once educated on these styles of communication, and realizing how one’s self particularly prefers to communicate, can open many doors to better relationships and rolls, particularly as an employee and a manager. Through tests such as the Employee Tendency Indicator (ETI) and the Manager Tendency Indicator (MTI) I was personally able to identify what communication style I use in an employee and a manager roll inversely which communication styles I use the least. Taking these tests gave me the opportunity to see what communication styles I need to learn so I can better interact with individuals at work and in my personal life so I can have effective professional and personal relationships. My results were what I had expected after reading our textbook; I was an open communicator in both an employee and manager roll. I feel as though this fits my general personality and how I have communicated in both employee and manager positions in my business career (ETI, MTI test and also the book). I really respond best to open honest and through...
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...Learning to Flex Your Communication Style Communication styles are part of the foundation of building effective relationships. In order to build future positive relationships, we must learn to flex our styles. Robert and Dorothy Bolton (1996), co-authors of Peoples Styles at Work, state, “Strong relationships are built by being consistently honest, fair, and respectful of others” (p. 117). The combination of style flex, honesty, fairness and respect helps to achieve the goal of effective communication, which leads to better personal and professional relationships. As an amiable style communicator, I find it easier to relate to others. My style reflects my personality as being positive, helpful and warm. More than often, I tend to ask the question “why” to be able to understand my audience’s needs. Being emphatic and sensitive to the needs of others leads to pleasant relationships. I like being part of a team, assisting others with assignments and working in small groups. This allows me to build relationships that are more personal not just those of association. When meeting the needs of others, I often have to flex my communication style. As easy as it is to want to remain the soft spoken, well-liked, and respected person, sometimes this can have a negative on affect relationships. I have to become more aggressive and direct at various meetings and high alert situations. Style flexing helps me to achieve effective communication. When working...
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...Communication and collaboration may be the most important skills that individuals need through all aspects of their lives. However, these skills may also be the most difficult skills to master. Communication and collaboration with individuals are difficult skills because of the variety of learning styles and personality types that each individual may have. Understanding different learning styles and personality types can aid in communication and collaboration. By knowing about learning styles and personality types, an individual can adjust communication to a form best received by the other individual. The first step in mastering these skills is to understand learning styles. According to Keys to College Studying, there are eight different learning styles or multiple intelligences. Three of these, and the three that I have heard about most often, are Verbal/Linguistic, Visual/Spatial, and Bodily/Kinesthetic. Verbal/Linguistic learners have the ability to communicate through language. Their strengths include listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Visual/Spatial learners understand spatial relationships and can perceive and create images that assist with their understanding. Bodily/kinesthetic learners have the ability to take in information through bodily sensation. These three learning styles include the people whom learn best by hearing the material, seeing the material, or learning by doing. Each learning style brings its own challenge concerning communication and collaborating...
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...Communication and Collaboration Strategy Paper GEN200 February 1, 2011 Communication and Collaboration Strategy Paper The correct way of working effectively in a group is having the ability to appreciate and understand all of the team member’s learning style and personality type. This paper relates to communicating and collaboration methods for team members with Logical, Bodily, and Visual learning styles and with Thinker, Organizer, and Adventurer personality types. Systems for communicating and collaborating effectively with a group of people with different learning styles may differ, and here are some examples; Logical learners have the skill of reasoning the information that is learned. They have the ability to absorb information by analyzing and organizing the material. Bodily learning is when someone is hands-on in the communication and collaboration of an activity such as building, sketching, and getting their hands involved. They can provide excellent hands on support and communication skills. Visual learners have the skill to achieve their best results by utilizing visual aids. The communication for a Visual learning style is to prepare a flowchart or graphs that can show each member of the team the work needs to be completed within a week, a month, or a year. Each of these three learning styles have their own way of communicating and bringing their own way of working into a team environment...
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...Communication and Collaboration Strategy Paper As we know that everyone is unique and different, the same goes for the uniqueness and difference in their learning styles and the role of their personality type, when it comes to learning communicating and collaborating within a team. That is why different strategies for effective communications and collaborations need to be created for groups of individuals with different learning styles and different personality types. According to the book, Becoming a Lifelong Learner (Carter, Bishop, & Kravits, 2007) three of the many different learning styles are: interpersonal, intrapersonal and verbal-linguistic. Beginning with one of the different learning styles, in specific the verbal-linguistic style, a good strategy for effective communications and collaborations with this learner, is to make sure you recognize the different characteristics of this learning style. For example students with this learning style like to write, they enjoy telling stories, they like to read, they express themselves clearly, they are good in negotiating, and like to discuss topics that interest them. Based on this, a verbal-linguistic learner will require assignments that require writing papers, and book reading, just to mention a few. On another learning style like the intrapersonal learner, some of the characteristics of this student are that he needs quiet time to think, this student is interested in self improvement, he understands his thoughts...
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...Gen200/Week 2: Communication & Collaboration Strategy Paper September 7, 2010 Communication & Collaboration (among different learning styles) Intrapersonal, Verbal-Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical The Intrapersonal learner is introspective; they are self-aware and fully understands how they relate to others. The Verbal-Linguistic learner can freely communicate through language and has the ability to teach others. The Logical-Mathematical learner uses reasoning, both deductive and inductive to absorb material. They can easily discern relationships and connections. Collaboration between these learning styles seems simplistic enough. Identification of style is first and foremost, and then collaboration can be effective and free flowing. The Intrapersonal learner will be the lead collaborator…understanding how they relate to others, they will be able to serve as facilitator of the group, establishing relationships with both the Verbal-Linguistic and the Logical Mathematician. The Logical-Mathematical learner will be the one to formulate relationships and connections within the material and The Verbal-Linguistic will be the one to ensure that the group understands the finished product of the collaboration, whether it be studying for a test or a team project. Communication & Collaboration (among different personality types) The Thinker, The Organizer and The Giver Each of these learning styles, though distinct, is, in fact complementary. The Thinker...
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...Communication and Collaboration Strategy Phuc B. Nguyen Gen 200 Dr. Bradford 04/14/2010 Communication and Collaboration Strategy I - Learning styles and Strategies A. Bodily-Kinesthetic B. Logical-Mathematical C. Interpersonal II - Personality types and Strategies A. Organizer B. Giver C. Adventurer III - Conclusion IV - References Abstract People have many different learning styles and personality. Knowing my learning styles will help me use it to learn quickly and absorb information faster. Knowing my personality will help me to work well by myself and others. Through Pathways to Learning and Personality Spectrum worksheets, I will find out my learning styles and personality types. Each learning style and personality will have strong and weak points. I will have to use the strong points to my advantage and watch out for the weak points. Communication and Collaboration Strategy Learning Styles and Strategies Bodily-Kinesthetic is the ability to use the physical body skillfully and to take in knowledge through bodily sensation (coordination, working with hands). Strategies for studying are move fingers under words while reading and act out scripts of material, design games. Logical-Mathematical is the ability to understand logical reasoning and problem solving (math, science, patterns, sequences). Effective strategies to learn are organize material logically, explain material sequentially...
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...Communication and Collaboration Strategy Paper Gen200 University of Phoenix Communication and Collaboration Strategy Paper When working in a group each individual should keep in mind that no two people gain knowledge the same way. Chapter 2 “Learning Styles, Majors, and Careers” is about different Learning Styles. “Learning style is defined as a set of characteristics which make learning effective for an individual.” (Seckel) There are eight of them: Verbal-Linguistics, Logical-Mathematical, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Visual-Spatial, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Musical, and Naturalistic. Each different Learning Style has its own character traits and the approach to each one is different. Working with a Verbal-Linguistics, a Visual-Spatial, and an Intrapersonal Learning Style should be taken on with different approaches to communication. Communicating with the Visual-Linguistic learner would open because this person is good with writing, reading, listening and speaking. Whereas communicating with Visual-Spatial would be different because they comprehend what they can see. The use email would be considered the major form of communication with this person because charts, graphs, or even presentations could be used to convey the information that is being shared. Then with the Intrapersonal Learning Style communication would very different because this person tends to do a better job when working independent. Collaborating with these three Learning Styles would require...
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...for Communicating and Collaborating Effectively within a group J.D.P. Gen/200 1 February 2011 I have identified three different learning styles based on the findings from the multiple Pathways to learning Assessment. The three styles were Interpersonal, Verbal linguistic, and Bodily Kinesthetic. Interpersonal: The interpersonal learning style was the first one found during my assessment. These learners seem to communicate well, and can see things from someone else view point. They will cooperate in a group setting. My strategy for effective communication and collaborating would be to listen to what everyone has to say and take notes. Then discuss what was said and reflect on the information then give suggestions. I could take the lead on some assignments. Verbal linguistic: The verbal linguistic will learn by remembering terms. Explaining, learning, and using humor. The strategy for effective communication and collaborating would be to recite what’s discussed, rewrite notes. I could analyze the assignment for more understanding. Teach someone else, read the text outline chapters. Bodily Kinesthetic: The Bodily kinesthetic learning style will learn better by moving, walking and talking will open their thinking process. The strategy for effective communication and collaborating would be to move around, act out what’s being discussed. Use a mental map or draw diagrams or use figures to explain. Try recording the...
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...Communication and Collaboration Strategy Paper Can people with different learning styles and personalities effectively communicate and collaborate on various tasks and assignments? The way that a person learns new skills and abilities depends on his or her learning style and personality. Identifying one’s learning style is important so he or she can expand his or her learning knowledge base and identify his or her strengths and weaknesses. An individuals’ unique learning style relates to how an individual learns and processes the information he or she is given, and dictates how he or she studies and works within a group. The results from the learning pathways assessment revealed that my learning style is intrapersonal and musical. The skills and abilities related to the learning style of intrapersonal and musical are the ability to understand my own thoughts and behaviors, and the ability to think and reason on higher levels. Additionally with the learning style of musical I possess the ability to understand and develop meanings of sounds and patterns. Each learning style people develop have different attributes used to develop better understanding of the world around them. For example, another learning style an individual can possess is logical-mathematical intelligence. An individual with logical-mathematical intelligence has the skills and abilities to solve problems and possess logical reasoning skills (Carter, Bishop, & Kravits, 2007). Moreover, people who possess the...
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...VARK: Analysis of Learning Styles Sejal Amin Grand Canyon University: N429V November 2, 2014 Learning style is a unique approach to learn based on strengths, weaknesses and preferences of an individual. Each person has a different learning styles and strategies depending on their preference, techniques, situation and environment. One has to process information, analyze the information and use it to make decisions and create new meanings and then if necessary change the process. Learning strategies is how a person approaches learning and uses the information. Learning strategies helps learner understand information, solve problems and be successful. Student Learning Style VARK has identified four different strategies to learning which is visual, aural, read/write and kinesthetic. VARK provides students information regarding indication of their stronger and weaker preferences. Each learning style has its own preferred method for intake and output of information. Not all students have one preferred method, one can use different learning style in different situations, which is multimodal. Visual learners take in information by pictures and analyzing each portion, aural learner prefer to hear things by taping lectures and attend discussions, kinesthetic learner can use samples, photographs etc., and read/write learner take in information by using dictionaries, reviewing notes, textbooks, handouts etc. According to VARK the results of the quiz taken was visual-three,...
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...eight learning styles and come up with a strategy for effective communicating and collaborating within a work group of people sharing these learning styles. It will also identify three of four personality types and develop a strategy for effective communication and collaboration within a work group of people sharing theses personality types. Bodily-Kinesthetic, Visual-Spatial, Verbal-Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Naturalistic are the eight learning styles. Visual-Spatial, Verbal-Linguistic and Intrapersonal will be the three learning styles that will be explorer and used for examples. The Verbal-Linguistical learning style tends to remember terms easily, rewrite notes and are able to teach others as well as persuade people to do things. The Visual-Spatial learning style tends to draw charts and graphs and use color to organize his notes. This person tends to be more visual in learning. The Intrapersonal learning style tends to keep a journal, which expresses his feelings and this type prefers to study in quiet surroundings. When people from these three learning styles work together it may be best if the Intrapersonal learning style person is the leader of the group, the Visual-Spatial person would be the best person to compile and complete the presentation especially if charts and graphs are needed in it, while the Intrapersonal person would be the best one to do the recording of any meeting notes. Communication lines...
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...Communication and Collaboration Paper Kimberly Johnson Gen.200/BSB918 09/12/2011 Thomas Volmar Communication and Collaboration Communication and Collaboration among individuals of different learning styles and personalities is important not only in a professional environment but also in society. Learning styles differ from person to person. Different learning styles are often the result among individuals with different types of each. Different personality styles thrown together can either clash or compliment. Personality is the first thing one person notices about another when communicating with them and learning the different strengths about each personality type can help to improve communication and collaboration. There are three different learning and personality styles that I will talk about. Verbal/Linguistic “Verbal Linguistic is the ability to communicate through language, listening, reading, writing, and speaking” (Keys to College Studying Chapt. 2). In order to communicate and collaborate effectively each team member must use their strengths to make up for another’s weakness. Those with Verbal Linguistic strengths can effectively communicate in writing and can also use persuasion. Teachers can also help their students by having them keep journals, play word games, and use discussion in the class room. Interpersonal “Interpersonal is the ability to relate to others, noticing their moods, motivations, feelings, social activity...
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...Communication and Collaboration Strategy Worksheet GEN/200 W2 Based off your results of the Multiple Pathways to Learning Assessment, and the Personality Spectrum Assessment, located in week 2 of your materials page, address the each of the following statements. Each response should be written in full sentence format with 5-7 sentences minimum length. Identify your strongest learning style and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working with others who have the same learning style. A: My strongest learning style was a tie between Bodily-Kinesthetic and Interpersonal. I feel that being strong in two areas rather than one area allows me to adapt to others learning style. Being Bodily-Kinesthetic can be an advantage when learning with things that require hands on activities, but can be a disadvantage if I am learning is a classroom environment which requires me to strictly learn out of a book and classroom discussion. Being Interpersonal has its advantages that allows me to work well with others. I like working in groups and University of Phoenix classes are focused on group work which will benefit me. The disadvantages to being interpersonal is sometimes I lack the motivation to complete my work because I do not have other people pushing me to complete my part of an assignment. Discuss how knowing your learning style can help you to work with others who have different learning styles in a team environment. A: Being Interpersonal allows me to work well...
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