Identifying Your Social Style

Identifying Your Social Style

Unit II Essay

Angelinia Peacock

Columbia Southern University

Author Note

Angelinia K. Peacock, HRM Major, Columbia State University.

Identifying Your Social Style

Unit II Essay

My Results

I have an expressive social style. Social authority that rank high on both responsiveness and assertiveness can be portrayed as equipped, edgy, adaptable, responding, driven, fortifying, eager, emotional, and agreeable. According to Beebe and Mottet (2013), “Persons with an expressive social style are often found in sales, entertainment, and advertising; or they may be artists, musicians, or writers” (p. 30). Expressive individuals know how to utilize their relational abilities to gain acknowledgment and consideration, and they like being seen and noticed by others.

Comparison of Results

According to the opinions of my family I am a mixture of driver and expressive. According to Beebe and Mottet (2013), “If you are a driver you are a control specialist and are low on responsiveness and high on assertiveness” (p. 30). Drivers can be depicted as pushy, extreme, intense, overwhelming, cruel, and solid willed, autonomous, handy, unequivocal, and productive. Drivers may be entrepreneurs, top chief, production supervisors, managerial staff, legislators, or in other choice making positions. As a result of their capacity to assume liability and direct others, the very best management frequently puts these Drivers into positions of control.

Verbal and Non-Verbal

It's imperative that we perceive, that it is our nonverbal communications and our external appearances, motions, eye contact, stance, and way we speak that talk the loudest. The human face is to a greatly expressive, ready to express endless feelings without saying a word (“Nonverbal,” n.d.). Furthermore, not at all like a few types of nonverbal communications, my outward appearances are all inclusive. With an expressive social style my outward appearances for satisfaction, trouble, displeasure, amaze, trepidation, and revulsion are the same across other societies. The ability to comprehend and utilize my verbal, or non-verbal communication, is an intense instrument that can help me associate with others, express what it truly means, and fabricate better connections (“Nonverbal,” n.d.). The way we tune in, look, move, and respond tells the other individual whether or not we care, are we being honest, and how well we're paying attention. In my opinion, with an Expressive social style at some point my nonverbal signs may not match up with the words I am stating. If expressions are controlled and handled correctly, they could expand trust, clarity, and compatibility. If they don't, they produce strain, question, and disarray. I believe if I want to improve as a communicator, it is imperative for me to become more sensitive to others and body language. Not just to the verbal and non-verbal communications and nonverbal signals of others, additionally to my own.

Communication Skill #1

When communicating with an Analytical I would like to improve preparation. Analytical individuals are always thoroughly prepared, they focus on their facts and specific detailing and have no problem providing all the evidence. Analytical individuals have the ability to control their feelings yet have a tendency to ask a more questions instead of giving out any orders (“The Four,”n.d.). In my personal opinion, I believe they rather focus on their accuracy, and then act deliberately to achieve that end. Even though we may perceive them as slow-paced and detail-oriented. As an Expressive, I do not believe you can possibly be prepared for the details of every single thing that might come your way, because the future is uncertain. But with preparation I do believe you will be better prepared to address any problem or fit to overcome any obstacle.