10.1.15 inde 231b class 1 mbti
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This document summarizes an academic transitions class that discusses communication styles using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The class agenda includes an icebreaker activity, an overview of the class and MBTI, and a discussion on how MBTI relates to communication. The document then provides details on the MBTI assessment, including the four dichotomies that are measured and their influence on communication preferences. Examples are given of effective communication strategies for each of the 16 personality types.
10.1.15 inde 231b class 1 mbti
- 1. INDE 231B: Academic Transitions- Interviewing Latishya Steele Joe Bucher 10/1/15
- 2. Session Agenda •Community building •Class overview •MBTI and communication •Questions 10/1/15
- 3. 10/1/15 Community Building Activity: 1. Think of an interesting or surprising fact about yourself. 2. Complete the sentence: When communicating with me “___________________” is what matters.
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- 5. 4 MBTI Overview • What is a Preference? • Self-select Preferences • Assessment Results • Read and Discuss • Reconciling • Practical Applications • Next Steps & Resources Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 10/1/15
- 6. 5 MBTI • Jung’s theory of the psychological types • Developed by a mother-daughter team, Katharine Briggs & Isabel Briggs Myers in an effort to classify these preferences • Used for: Career Counseling Team Building Leadership Training Personal Goal-setting Couple Counseling, etc. 10/1/15
- 7. 6 MBTI and Communication • Effective communication means: -Choosing the right medium -Adapting to communication preferences • Value of examining communication: -Minimizes misunderstandings/conflict -Increases receptivity to your messages -Builds trust and rapport 10/1/15
- 8. 7 HOW DO YOU GAIN ENERGY? Extraversion (E) • Focus on outer world (people, external events) • Tend to act or speak first, reflect later • Learn best by doing or discussing • Active, outspoken Introversion (I) • Focus on inner world (thoughts, ideas, feelings) • Tend to reflect before speaking or acting • Learn best by thinking and reflecting •Reflective 10/1/15
- 9. 8 HOW DO YOU TAKE IN INFORMATION? Sensing (S) • Focus on real & tangible •Concrete, actual, detailed • Want information step by step • Value practical application • Present-oriented Intuition (N) • Focus on implications, patterns & possibilities • Focus on “big picture” • Value imaginative insight; trust inspiration •Visionary; see new ways of doing things • Future-oriented 10/1/15
- 10. 9 HOW DO YOU MAKE DECISIONS? Thinking (T) • Consider the logical consequences •Logical, analytical • Fair, reasonable, objective Feeling (F) • Assess impact on people (self & others) • Sympathetic • Based on values •Subjective 10/1/15
- 11. 10 HOW DO YOU PREFER TO LIVE? Judging (J) • Like closure, to have things decided • Organized •Task-oriented • Stick to a plan or schedule Perceiving (P) • Like things open-ended; reluctant to foreclose on options • Spontaneous • Change-oriented • Adaptable, flexible, exploratory 10/1/15
- 12. 11 REVIEW RESULTS • Review your reported type • Is your score Slight, Moderate, Clear or Very Clear for each preference? • Read your profile(s) on 16 Types table • If unsure, read the description for the opposite preference • Pick up the expanded handout for your preference 10/1/15
- 13. DISCUSS Think: Do your results ring true for you? How do they fit? Pair: In pairs spend a few minutes discussing the following: • How might the MBTI results help you in: - An interview situation - With co-workers - As a professor 10/1/15
- 14. Communication and the “heart of type” 10/1/15 NF (intuitive & feeling) SF (sensing and feeling) NT (intuitive and thinking) ST (sensing and thinking) Style: social, rapidly shift conversation, share feelings about what they are doing, generally interested in other’s stories Style: kind and helpful, give detailed explanation, may experience guilt especially if they feel that they are not taking care of you Style: clear and direct, want to give and receive concise data, may lose focus when too much detail or too many options are presented Style: thorough and detailed, attend to many details, provide background logic and support analysis, take pride in being field expert When communicating with this type: be positive and upbeat, avoid leading with details, express the big picture, take time to create a personal connection as they can be sensitive to clues that you do not value their input When communicating with this type: be patient, communicate time constraints early and politely, reassure their value, be sensitive to their needs When communicating with this type: be brief and logical, sell them the big picture benefit, let them know the payoff, outline crucial information on paper for them to digest later When communicating with this type: be precise, thorough and grounded in reality, reveal the source or sequence of your info, tap into issues of personal relevance, give them time to respond
- 15. 14 Communication and the Sixteen Types ISTJ +: Clear, step-by- step, logical, detailed facts X: Emotion, personal ISFJ + Reflective; factual; task-oriented; team player; sympathetic; - Not champion ideas INFJ + Insight; encourage; big picture; can-do; read group dynamics - Ignore reality INTJ + Strategic vision; mission-focused; synthesize; organize - Unappreciative ISTP + Careful trouble- shooter; weigh options; ask opinion - Follow-through ISFP + Reflective; listen all ideas; sympathetic; adaptive negotiator - “too nice”; low-key INFP + Insight; adaptable; gain consensus; inspire; big picture - Out of touch INTP + Insight; innovation; vision; ideas/options; impartial, logical - Discounts feelings ESTP + Enthusiastic logical trouble-shooter - Hasty; impersonal ESFP + Enthusiastic; unify; active; motivate - Too much fun ENFP + Helpful catalyst; include & empower - Over-promise ENTP + Creative ideas; energy; active - Steal the show ESTJ + Active; traditional; goals & plans; clarify - Blunt; dominate ESFJ + Foster cooperation; harmony;enthusiasm - Talk too much ENFJ + Foster cooperation; inspire & empower - Too loyal; bossy ENTJ + Energizing vision; goal-oriented; model - Push to complete 10/1/15