Communication Style Quiz: How Do You Communicate in the Workplace?

Between the meetings you attend and the Slack messages you send, a significant portion of every day in the workplace is spent communicating with others. But how exactly are you communicating? Is it helping you achieve your goals, build interpersonal relationships, and resolve conflicts? Or is it holding you back and making your job more difficult? 

To help you answer those questions, start by finding out what your communication style is by taking the following quiz. But don't stop there. Once you know what your personal communication style is, send the quiz along to your coworkers and share your results amongst yourselves. This will not only help you get to know each other better, but it will also encourage you to learn more about the other communication styles so that you can adapt your approach as needed.

Additional Reading

Do you want to continue learning about effective communication in the workplace? If so, we recommend taking a read through the following resources that are related to the topic:

The Guide to Overcoming Bad Communication in the Workplace: Regardless of how well-intentioned you may be, if your communication skills are lacking, you may be inadvertently labeled a "bad communicator." To avoid this and identify the gaps in your communication skills, this guide outlines nine of the most common pitfalls and provides practical advice on overcoming them.

How To Spot Different Communication Styles in the Workplace: Once you have taken the quiz above and identified your communication style, check out this article to learn more about not only your own style but the other three communication styles which are most commonly seen in the workplace. 

Assertive vs. Aggressive Communication in the Workplace: Assertive communication is often described as the ideal communication style to use in the workplace. Yet, assertiveness can often get misinterpreted as aggressive communication, especially for women in business. Check out this article to learn about why this is, how to differentiate the two, and tips for assertive communication that makes the ideal impact. 

Boost Your Leadership Communication Skills In 5 Minutes: If you're a leader and you're busy, it can feel like there's never enough time to sit down and hone your skills. However, you must do so in order to be the very best leader you can be. Today, start by reading this article, which presents you with five tips that you can apply right away that will help take your communication to the next level.