6. Take the Big Five test at https://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/ . Do not do the optional section at the bottom. What were your overall results for each of the five areas? Do you think this accurately represents you? Why or why not?
7. Recount a recent communication encounter that you feel you did not handle effectively. How could you have used the three-step perception check to generate a positive result/encounter? What would you have done differently?
8. Think of a word that has a strong connotation (positive or negative) for you. How does the connotative meaning differ from the denotative meaning? How might your connotation differ from another person’s? How can this difference cause issues in understanding?
9. Describe a situation when you interpreted someone’s nonverbal incorrectly. What happened? Based on the improving competence with interpreting nonverbal messages section, what could you have done to improve your interpretation?