Communication
Styles
Styles
Communicators exhibit shrewd and calculating behavior to achieve the outcomes they need. They are likely to have strong influencing skills or indirect power which enables them to control others to their own advantage. Their spoken words hide an underlying message, of which the other person may be totally unaware.
What is Manipulative
This type of relationship consist of people who are connected through some form of kinship, whether it is through blood or marriage.
What is a family relationship
This is a serious argument, contradiction or disagreement due to the clashing of ideas.
What is CONFLICT?
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Communicators are confident and able to balance the need to achieve and the need to respect the views of others. Their style (and therefore their behavior) is neither aggressive nor passive, enabling them to have the confidence to communicate without resorting to games or manipulation.
What is Assertive
This type of relationship is built on love, trust, respect, support and acceptance.
What is a romantic relationship
These are unhealthy ways to engage in conflict.
What is Yelling, shouting, blaming, or hitting?
This group of persons can be in an unhealthy relationship.
Anyone
Communicators behave as if their needs are the most important and their rights and opinions are more important than everyone else’s. They are also unlikely to deliver their message effectively as people will be reacting to the way it has been delivered rather than concentrating on the message itself.
What is Aggressive
This type of relationship is built on honesty, support and loyalty.
What is a friendship
These are ways that you can avoid making your partner/friend defensive when talking about a difficult issue.
What is use "I" statements, talk about your own feelings, try to understand where the other person is coming from, avoid accusing the other person?
Is it healthy to be separately involved in activities or organizations outside of your relationship?
Yes
This is a style in which people appear passive on the surface, but are actually acting out their anger in indirect or covert ways. Individuals exhibiting this style of communication are often resentful and motivated to undermine the contributions made by others, even if this ends up negatively affecting their own situation.
What is Passive- Aggressive
This type of relationship consist of having minimal contact with people you may encounter regularly.
This is something you can do to cool down during a disagreement.
What is take a time-out from the disagreement?
What is limiting your discussion time?
These are some things you can do to ensure that you are taking care of yourself and keeping your sanity in a relationship.
What is SELF CARE?
(ex: between a relationship, friends, family, school/classes, work, and other activities)
Communicators will treat the needs and rights of others as more important than their own and seek to play a minimal part during meetings or discussions.
What is Submissive
This type of relationship consist of communication, trust, respect and honesty.
What is a healthy relationship
These are some things that can turn a conflict into a fight?
What is making threats, giving ultimatums (ex: Do this, or else!), accusing without listening, not being willing to apologize or take the blame, getting physical with your partner/friend?
This involves the processing, interrupting, selecting, and organizing of information.
What is Perception?