Communication Skills Test

1. I can detect the mood of others by looking at them as we converse.

2. I find it easy to see things from someone else's point of view.

3. When I talk to someone, I put myself in his or her shoes.

4. I can tell when someone doesn't understand what I'm saying.

5. When talking to people, I pay attention to their body language (ex.

facial expression, hand movement, etc.).

6. I manage to express my ideas clearly.

7. I feel free to politely voice my disagreement with someone in a position

of authority.

8. I am completely at ease when a conversation shifts to the topic of

feelings.

People don't get what I am saying.

10. When I know what someone is going to say, I finish the sentence for
him or her.

11. Emotionally charged situations make me uncomfortable.

12. People tend to misinterpret what I say.

13. I find it hard to express my feelings to others.

14. I have difficulty putting my thoughts into words. I have to repeat

myself often because people don't understand my message the first time
around.

16. If I don’t understand someone’s explanation the first time around, I feel
stupid asking for clarification.

17. I tend to postpone or avoid discussing touchy topics.

18. I find it difficult to express my opinions when others don't share them.

19. I tend to clam up when dealing with someone I find intimidating.

 Communication Skills Quiz:
Test Your Communications Quotient

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always often I give people my full attention while they're

sometimes rarely never talking to me.

always often I encourage other people to talk, and I ask

sometimes rarely never appropriate questions.

always often I present my ideas so that others are receptive to

sometimes rarely never my point of view.

always often I treat people fairly, and I let others know how I
sometimes rarely never want to be treated.
always often I value teamwork and know how to build
sometimes rarely never cooperation and commitment.

always often I show respect for people's ideas and feelings,

sometimes rarely never even when I disagree with them.

always often I accept differences and conflict as a normal part

sometimes rarely never of any work environment, and I know how to
address them constructively.

always often I strive to understand other people and to be

sometimes rarely never empathetic.

always often I am open to negative feedback, and I

sometimes rarely never communicate difficult truths in a respectful way.

always often I am able to easily win people's trust and respect.

sometimes rarely never
always often I check to make sure I've understood what other
sometimes rarely never people are trying to communicate.

always often I am confident and at ease giving a presentation.

sometimes rarely never

always often I avoid making absolutist judgments about people

sometimes rarely never (like, "She's always that way.").

always often I follow through on my commitments.

sometimes rarely never

always often I can work with difficult people without becoming

sometimes rarely never negative myself.
always often
sometimes rarely never

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