Effective Communication Success

Find Your Representational System

What if you could effectively communicate to any one, any where, at any time?

Each person has a preferred method of receiving and storing information and we call this their "representational system". For example: the room temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit is the same physical temperature as about 21 degrees Celsius. It is the same information, just represented in a different way.

People have different systems for absorbing and storing information... it's the same information, just stored a different way. Adapting the way that you give the information to the way the other person prefers to receive it, will instantly make you a more effective communicator.

Just follow the simple steps below to discover your own Personal Representational System...and what it means to you and those to whom you need to communicate.

Instructions

For each of the following statements, place a number next to every phrase.

Place the number 4 next to the phrase that most closely represents your preference for each statement.
Place the number 3 next to the phrase that next most closely represents your preference for each statement.
Place the number 2 next to the phrase that next most closely represents your preference for each statement.
Place the number 1 next to the phrase that least represents your preference for each statement.

Here's the survey

1. When I make an important decision I am most likely to rely on:

Gut level feelings

Which way sounds best

What looks best to me

Precise review and study of the issues

2. During an argument, I am most likely to be influenced by:

The other persons tone of voice

Whether or not I can see the other persons point of view

The logic of the other persons argument

Whether or not I am in touch with the other persons feelings

3. I most easily communicate what is going on with me by:

The way I dress and look

Sharing my feelings

The words I use

My tone of voice

4. It's easiest for me to:

Find the ideal volume and tuning on a stereo system

Select the most relevant point in an interesting subject

Select the most comfortable furniture

Select rich attractive combinations

5. I am...

I am very attuned to the sounds of my surroundings

I am very adept at making sense of new facts and data

I am very sensitive to the way articles of clothing feel on my body

I have a strong response to colors and to the way a room looks

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