LEVERAGING YOUR COMMUNICATION

STYLE

THRIVE CONFERENCE, 2008© DR. JOHN JACKSON

“My dear brothers, take note of this, everyone should be

quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. For man’s anger does not

bring about the righteous life that God desires.” (James

1:19-20)

Communication is telling my story and hearing your story

Head Heart Feet

“I don’t give a fig for the simplicity this side of

complexity, but I would die for the simplicity on the

other side of complexity”

(Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes)

Leveraging Your Communication Style

Learning and focusing on the basics of how to

communicate well and then doing it are key to leveraging

your success as a communicator.

Four Communication Styles

* Assertive

* Animated

* Attentive

* Accurate

Communication Style Points

Assertive: You can easily speak your mind, directly and to the point!

Animated: You are a talkative person who is interactive, engaging and energetic!

Attentive: You are a good listener, wait your turn and are very supportive and compassionate when you speak.

Accurate: You are analytical, focus on details and speak concisely and accurately.

Assertives

Confident of outcome

Quick and Decisive

Move forward aggressively

Assertive Cautions

Task and Personality Equilibrium Relationships! Connection vs. Command Awareness of Other Styles

Animateds

Informal, LOTS of talk!

High energy, creative, expressive

People energized

Animated Cautions Not detail oriented

Can ignore conclusions or facts

May be drawn to experience more than the people

Talking instead of listening

Attentives

Genuinely care for the person

Communicate connection and acceptance

“Read” more than hear words

Attentive Cautions

Not everyone “feels” like you do

Focus on purpose and process like you do pain

Accurates

Strategic, detailed, consistent

See obstacles and hurdles Deal in facts

Accurate Concerns

Lack of patience

Rigidity and inflexibility

Perfectionism

Communicating to a Group

Who am I?What am I presenting?

Who am I presenting to?

“When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his

teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers

of the law.” (Matthew 7:28-29, NIV)

Making Your Presentation Stick

Memorable?  Unique?  Interesting?  Beneficial?

Leveraging Your Dreams..

Assertives dream of building a healthy future

Animateds dream of building a healthy team

Attentives dream of building healthy individuals

Accurates dream of building a healthy system.

A closing thought…

“your network (team) should not look just like you. If it does, you have an

anthill, not a network.”

(Harvey MacKay, Dig Your Well Before You are Thirsty )