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Continuing on our Myers-Briggs personality type exploration, in class this week we dove deeper into our personality types and learned about the best ways to communicate with each preference. My type is ISFJ, meaning that I prefer to work “behind the scenes,” I focus on details and specifics, I value harmony, and I like having a plan that I can stick to. There are different ways to talk to people with each preference to ensure effective communication on both sides of the conversation. You may need to adjust how you talk to someone if they have a different personality type than you. If you’re talking to an extrovert, you’ll want to talk about lots of different things to keep them engaged. For an introvert, you may have to ask for their input in order for them to share their thoughts, but when they do talk it’s important that you listen to them. When talking to sensors, you need to be direct and explain everything step-by-step, whereas an intuitive type would want you to be more general and explain the big picture. A thinker needs you to be logical and organized, and feelers want you to recognize the legitimacy and importance of feelings. Finally, judgers like to get to the point and don’t want you to waste their time, whereas perceivers need time to process and prefer having options to choose from. Knowing how to communicate with different personality types is important as it helps us to better explain ideas and understand what others are saying. For example, when I was trying to describe a design idea I had for a page in the yearbook to another member of the yearbook staff, she was having difficulty understanding what I was saying. I was talking about details and specifics of my idea, and all she needed to hear was the big picture. If I had known how to better communicate with her, it wouldn’t have taken us as long to understand each other, and we could have gotten more accomplished in the time I spent trying to clarify my idea. Moving forward, I can use what I’ve learned about communication to be more effective when talking and listening to people with other personality types. I could use these skills to better communicate with my teachers or fellow students when working on group projects together. I could also use these skills when communicating with my mentor in order to learn as much as I can and get the most out of this experience.
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April 2019
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