Becoming a master communicator by leveraging the knowledge of personalities

Image Credit: Lens.Auckland.ac.nz

Marc Accetta’s personality test was specifically designed to help individuals become better communicators. The premise is basic: by knowing how one’s personal temperament interacts with another, an individual can manipulate his or her communication strategies to adapt to that of the receiver’s personality. That way, the receiver can openly accept the message with minimal to nil reservations.

For example, people with ‘red’ personalities are usually aggressive and over-achieving, thus leading them to assert their leadership and ideals over their subordinates. Their personalities are in stark contrast with that of those in the ‘blue’ category who are generally laidback, fun-loving, and fun-oriented. Although there are points at which they agree with each other, this seemingly mild clash might result in a large-scale rift in some situations.

Image Credit: PossibilityCoaches.com

Conversely, if the ‘red’ leader adapts his or her ways to cater to the usually acquiescent ‘blue,’ he or she could able to command a whole army of people with the latter personality. As long as ‘red’ leaders exhibit a resilient façade coupled with an ostentatious display of high caliber personal skills, then getting ‘blue’ people to follow them should come effortlessly.

Image Credit: StressGuide101.com

Communication is a two-way process. Successful communication is not so much a result of intensive navel-gazing but more of a significant amount of give-and-take. One’s own personality should not bind; but rather, it should liberate the self to reach out to everyone else’s.

Marc Accetta is a success coach who specializes in interactive personal growth, personal development, and success training. Access his works by visiting www.marcaccetta.com.

Interpreting the colors, unveiling personalities

Image credit: ulticomputer.com

As previously mentioned in this blog, psychologists have devised tests by which different people’s personalities may be compartmentalized into at least four categories. One such example is Marc Accetta’s personality test, which assigns a color for each personality group: blue, green, red, and yellow.

According to the Accetta’s personality test, each color group typifies a unique temperament described as follows:

• Blue. Fun-loving, bright, spontaneous, and generally jovial, ‘blue’ people are the type that “lives for the moment.” They are extremely sociable and outgoing and like to be out in the sun. They prefer to follow strong leaderships and are willing to cooperate as long as they get treated nicely. On the downside, they tend to be forgetful and are usually not mindful of their time. Due to their spontaneity, they are impulsive buyers and as a result, spend their money freely. People under this category are also travelers and adventurers

Image credit: naldzgraphics.net

• Green. People in this category are rational and calculated thinkers. They try to research exhaustively before deciding on something and refrain from making rash decisions. They are natural cynics and are usually skeptical of other people’s motives; probably because they do not trust their intuition as much as established facts. As a result, they are very realistic and they possess a proclivity toward prejudging people. They are also systematic and pedantic, sometimes necessitating guidelines by which they can abide to. They are also notorious for being emotionally detached.

Image credit: toomuchawesome.blogspot.com

• Red. Confident, challenge-oriented, competitive—these are probably the three most appropriate adjectives to describe ‘red’ individuals. They tend to hang out with fellow achievers, despite their many insecurities and their strong desire for approval. They are also known for being good decision-makers. On the other hand, they can be short with people and prefer to be in the VIP section. This does not make them particularly good team players.

Image credit: sofeminine.co.uk

• Yellow. Easily the most personable among the four types, ‘yellow’ types are extremely loyal and are very good team players. They value honesty and integrity and are very family-oriented. This is largely the reason why they prefer to follow ethical leaders. They love all forms of life and are very environmentally conscious, thus making them great outdoorspeople. They try to avoid conflicts and confrontations as much as possible and usually take on the role of a peacemaker in dire situations. They love to support charities and other worthy causes, thus impelling them to dislike greedy and materialistic people. They are also creative, expressive, and unpretentious.

Image credit: otisfundraisingideas.com

Learn more about the different personalities by visiting www.marcaccetta.com.