Communication guide
What Is My Communication Style?
Your communication style is the pattern you tend to use when expressing a point, receiving information, giving feedback, and navigating conflict. You can observe it through real interactions rather than relying on a single label.
Explore your communication styleObserve four moments
Notice how you begin a difficult conversation, how much context you give, what you do when someone disagrees, and what kind of feedback helps you act. These moments reveal more than an abstract description.
Ask what the other person needs
Your default style is only half of a conversation. Clarity improves when you also ask whether the other person wants a quick answer, space to process, empathy, examples, or a plan.
Practice one flexible move
Choose a small move that is slightly outside your default: summarize before responding, ask a clarifying question, or state the main point before the background.
A useful next step
Turn the idea into a personal reflection.
Take the related Lansyne test in a few minutes, then compare the result with what you already know about yourself.
Explore your communication style