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Understanding Human Communication 13e Student Resources is no longer available and it was replaced by Understanding Human Communication 14e.
Chapter 01: Your Communication Strengths and Goals
Chapter 01: Your Communication Strengths and Goals
You can rate yourself on each of the items below and/or invite people who know you well to rate you.
| 1. Well informed and prepared for meetings | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 2. Clear and confident when expressing ideas | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 3. Impatient with others | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 4. Confident speaking before an audience | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 5. Good at helping people understand complex information | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 6. Apt to spend more time talking than listening | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 7. Known to text or talk on the phone during class, meetings, or personal conversations | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 8. Fascinated by different customs and worldviews | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 9. Well organized and good at meeting deadlines | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 10. Instrumental in helping others reach agreement | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 11. In contact with a wide range of people | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 12. Inclined to say things in the heat of the moment and then regret it later | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 13. Open to new ideas and ways of thinking | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 14. Attentive to implied meanings and what people convey through body language and tone of voice | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 15. Intended meaning frequently misunderstood by others | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 16. Inclined to avoid discussing matters that involve conflict or sensitive issues | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |
| 17. Apt to interrupt others to challenge what they are saying | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost Always |