Myers Briggs Type and Communication

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Learn about your personality traits Explore the different personalities Discover your personal communication style

Today’s Objectives

Basics You Need to KnowEveryone is an

individual

Don’t put yourself or

others in a box

Assessment scores are influenced by:◦ Environment◦ Stress◦ How you feel when taking the assessment

Your core personality remains stable over time—what changes is◦ How you respond to assessments

Basics You Need to Know

You use all behaviors and traits at different levels and skill

ALL traits are good◦ May have different values in different situations

Report is NOT evaluation or skills assessment◦ Does not measure your level of communication◦ Effective teams work to mature all skills

Looks at normal behavior◦ Can’t use to fix someone

Basics You need to Know

E I Get Energy

S N Take in Informatio

n

T F Make Decisions

J P Living in World

Meyers-Briggs

I

What Gives You energy?

EExtroversion:•Focus energy and attention outward•Are interested in world of people and thingsIntroversion:•Focus energy and attention inward•Are interested in inner world of thoughts and reflections

Extraverted Attuned to external

environment Communicate by

talking Work out ideas by

talking about them Have broad

interests Sociable and

expressive Readily take

initiative in work and relationships

Introversion Drawn to their inner

world Prefer to communicate

in writing Work out ideas by

reflecting on them Learn best by reflection,

mental practice Focus in depth on their

interests Private and contained Take initiative when

situation or issue is very important to them

Extroverted—Introverted?

E IVery Clear Fairly Slight Slight Fairly Very Clear

N

How do you take in information?

SSensing:•Prefer to take in information using their five senses—sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste

Intuition:•Go beyond what is real or concrete and focus on meaning, associations, and relationships

Sensing Oriented to present

realities Factual and concrete Focus on what is real

and actual Observe and

remember specifics Think in sequence Build carefully and

thoroughly toward conclusions

Understand ideas and theories through practical applications

Trust experience

Intuitive Oriented to future

possibilities Imaginative and verbally

creative Focus on patterns and

meanings Sees big picture Remember specifics when

they relate to a pattern Move quickly to

conclusions, follow hunches

Want to clarify ideas and theories before putting into practice

Trust inspiration

Sensing—Intuitive?

S NVery Clear Fairly Slight Slight Fairly Very Clear

F

How do you make decisions?

TThinking:•Make decisions base on impersonal, objective logic

Feeling:•Make decisions with a person-centered, values-based process

Thinking Analytical Use cause and

effect reasoning Solve problems with

logic Strive for an

objective standard of truth

Reasonable Can be “tough-

minded” Fair—want everyone

treated equally

Feeling Empathetic Guided by personal

values Assess impact of

decisions on people Strive for harmony

and positive interactions

Compassionate May appear

“tenderhearted” Fair—want everyone

treated as an individual

Thinking--Feeling?

T FVery Clear Fairly Slight Slight Fairly Very Clear

P

How do you live in this world?

JJudging:•Want the external world organized and orderly•Look at world and see decisions that need to be made

Perceiving:•Seek to experience the world, not organize it•Look at the world and see options that need to be explored

Judging Scheduled Organize their lives Systematic Methodical Make short- and

long-term plans Like to have things

decided Try to avoid last-

minute stresses

Perceiving Spontaneous Flexible Casual Open-ended Adapt, change

course Like things loose

and open to change

Feel energized by last-minute pressures

Judging—Percieving?

J PVery Clear Fairly Slight Slight Fairly Very Clear

There is variation within each type and type does not measure:◦ Intelligence◦ Maturity◦ Emotions◦ Development ◦ Stress◦ Trauma◦ Emotional health◦ IQ

Type is not A Box

E IS NT FJ P

Self Estimated

Self-estimate type and reported type

Best fit type

True type

True Type

I

E – I and communication

EExtroversion:•Conversation rapid paced and often interrupt each other to elaborate on and process thoughts•Want to talk and deal with conflict immediately

Introversion:•Slower paced conversation taking time to build thoughts and ideas internally•Want to think conflict through before voicing opinions and possible solutions

N

S – I and communication?

SSensing:•Speak in a language that is literal and descriptive•Want factual information presented in step-by-step format

Intuition:•Enjoy using metaphors, analogies, and other abstract language•Get excited about change and doing things differently

F

T – f and communications

TThinking:•Offer clear, frank feedback that can be interpreted by feeling types as overly critical

Feeling:•Offer warm, supportive feedback that can be seen by thinking types as insincere

P

J – p and communication?

JJudging:•Tend to limit or make conclusions about the options the perceiving types are offering

Perceiving:•May stifle judging types by not focusing on evaluating, deciding, and moving ahead

Highlight statements that most accurately describe you.

How do these affect your communication positively?

How do they affect your communication negatively?

What can you do differently?

Communication Type