Who I Am As A Communicator

This week we had to take a few assessments of our communication style.  I was pleasantly surprised that my results were very similar to the two other people that did an evaluation of me.  We all had the same score for the verbal aggression assessment.  The surprising part of that was how the results said that I was fair when dealing with conflict.  I had conflict and do my best to avoid it!  I am a people-oriented listener and this did not surprise me.  The results said that I can be too trusting and I know that that is true.  I am very trusting and always see the positive side of people.  I have made unwise choices in my personal life and have been very lucky with the results.  My trusting nature was to my advantage, but I know that I should be more cautious in the future and think twice before making the same decision again.  My communication anxiety was the only place where our scores were different, although not by a lot.  I found that I have moderate anxiety and they both felt that I have mild anxiety.  This tells me that even though I may feel anxious in speaking situations, I do not come across to others that way.  I can use this to my advantage and take on new challenges in public speaking.  I have been in lots of trainings recently due to my new hire status at work.  I was an employee with this employer about six years ago and although things have changed, they have also stayed the same and I found myself thinking that I could give these presentations.  We are all just people and we all make mistakes and feel anxiety in these situations.  No one was teased or boooed, we listened and gave our attention and respect to each person that presented us with information.  When I think about it, it really isn't all that scary.  I have come to realize that I am a good communicator and that I am capable of more...