Lec-2 Understanding Communication Style

Lec-2
Understanding Communication Styles
Dr.Attaullah Shah

Communication Style
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Personality—thoughts, feelings, and actions that characterize someone
Communication style—patterns of behavior that others can observe
Communication style is an important aspect of personality

Total Person Insight
By knowing our own communicating style, we get to know ourselves better.
And we get along with others better as we develop the ability to recognize— and respond—to their styles.
Paul Mok and Dudley Lynch
Human Resource Development Consultants

Communication Style Model
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Two important dimensions of human behavior: 
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Dominance
Sociability

Remember: the style model describes preferences, not skills or abilities

The Dominance Continuum