Handout 15: Communication Styles

Introduction: Circle the 6 to 8 statements that describe you best. Then answer the following questions.

Draw a line across the page connecting the two stars. Next draw a line from the top to the bottom of the page connecting two stars. Each quadrant represents one mode of communication. The quadrant in which you have the most items circled may be your preferred communication style:

reading	writing
listening	speaking

It is important to note that no communication style is better than another. All four styles are useful and important for effective communication.

1. According to this exercise, what is your preferred communication style?
   
2. Does this make sense to you? why or why not?
   
3. Give an example of how you have used your preferred communication style in your work at Head Start
   
4. According to this exercise, what is your partner's preferred communication style?
   
5. What does this information suggest for future communications between you and your partner?
   
6. What does this information suggest for future communications between you and Head Start parents?
   

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