1. Unlocking People Secrets Of Communicating With Others

2. Gardner’s Seven Intelligences  Linguistic/Verbal (Word Smart)  Logical/Mathematical (Number Smart)  Visual/Spatial (Picture Smart)  Kinesthetic (Body Smart)  Musical/Rhythmic (Music Smart)  Interpersonal (People Smart)  Intrapersonal (Self Smart)

3. Linguistic/Verbal (Word Smart)  Thinks in words instead of pictures.  Highly developed auditory skills.  Plays with sounds in language.  Great story tellers, tall tales, and jokes.  Loves seeing, saying, and hearing words.  Likes to write.  Loves to read a lot.  Teachers, journalists, writers, lawyers, translators.

4. Logical/Mathematical (Number Smart)  Thinks conceptually.  Skilled in reasoning, logic and problem solving.  Explores patterns, categories, and relationships.  Questions and wonders about natural events.  Scientists, engineers, computer programmers, accountants.

5. Visual/Spatial (Picture Smart)  Thinks in images and pictures.  Employs visual arts and creativity from conceptual to actual.  Knows the location of everything..  Fascination with machines and contraptions.  Artists, inventors, architects, engineers, mechanics.

6. Body/Kinesthetic (Body Smart)  Processes knowledge through body sensations.  Has a “gut feeling” about things.  Excellent motor (hand/eye) coordination.  Needs to move around. Opten labeled hyperactive.  Athletes, dancers, actors, mimes, clowns.

7. Musical/Rhythmic (Music Smart)  Thinks in sounds, rhythms and patterns.  Sings, hums, whistles to themselves.  Immediately responds to music.  Sensitive to environmental sounds: crickets, bells, street noise.  Strong opinions of others’ music.  Choirs, orchestra, bands, disc jockey, theater.

8. Interpersonal (People Smart)  Thinks by relating, co-operating, and communicating with others.  Leaders among peers. Street smart. Has many friends.  Strong ability to sense the feelings and intentions of others.  Understands people and mediates conflict.  Organizer, communicator, sometimes manipulative.  Counselors, business people, politicians.

9. Intrapersonal (Self Smart)  Skilled in inner focusing. Recognizes self strength and weaknesses.  Displays a strong personality.  Reflective and analytical.  Shies away from team activities.  Requires private space and time.  Self-employed, researchers, theorists, philosophers.

10. A Retail Situation  Linguistic (Word Smart): –Signs throughout the store. –Salespeople talking to customers. –Sales flyers.

11. A Retail Situation  Logical/Math (Number Smart): –Pricing signs. –Fabric type signs. –Washing instructions. –Fiber content.

12. A Retail Situation  Visual/Spatial (Picture Smart): –Center a table/chairs in the store. –Pattern books on the table. –Arranging the store according to colors and fabric types. –Examples of completed products using the fabrics.

13. A Retail Situation  Kinesthetic (Body Smart): –Fabric samples for the customer. –Easy navigation throughout the store.

14. A Retail Situation  Musical (Music Smart): –Soft music playing. –No radio stations.

15. A Retail Situation  Interpersonal (People Smart): –Manager available to interact with customers and sales staff. –Sales staff MI trained.

16. A Retail Situation  Intrapersonal (Self Smart): –Self service discount tables. –Garment samples. –Finished products. –Sales staff sensitive to people who want to be left alone. Clue -- May I help you?

17. A Maquilador Situation  Linguistic (Word Smart) –Use written materials Workers – Operations manuals Customers – Brochures –Use spoken dialog to interact with people Exchange ideas Suggest improvements

18. A Maquilador Situation  Logical/Mathematical (Number Smart) –Use training manuals –Production schedules –Charts,graphs and tables –Organized conversation

19. A Maquilador Situation  Visual/Spatial(Picture Smart) –Images and pictures of processes/product. –Charts and graphs. Usually not tables –Visual diagrams

20. A Maquilador Situation  Body/Kinesthetic(Body Smart) –Show and tell. –Hands-on demonstrations.

21. A Maquilador Situation  Musical(Music Smart) –Background music. No radio stations.

22. A Maquilador Situation  Interpersonal (People Smart) –Develop a personal rapport. –Frequent personal communication. –Use these people to work with the intrapersonal employee.

23. A Maquilador Situation  Intrapersonal (Self Smart) –Draw them out with questions. –Show a strong interest in them as human beings. –Don’t put them in a large group. –Team them up with an interpersonal MI type.

24. Benefits Of Evaluating Learning Styles  Better communication with people.  Better knowledge of self and career choices.  Greater sales and profits. –Better planning. –Increased productivity. –Improved connections with people. –Enables one to set business goals. –Enables one to access and analyze information. –Easier to make changes in a dynamic work environment.

25. Suggested Practice  Practice identifying the learning styles of classmates through questions and observation.  Visit businesses –Identify practices that meet different learning styles.  Strengthen your less dominant learning styles.

26. Summary  Logical/Mathematical (Number Smart)  Interpersonal (People Smart)  Kinesthetic (Body Smart)  Musical/Rhythmic (Music Smart)  Intrapersonal (Self Smart)  Linguistic/Verbal (Word Smart)  Visual/Spatial (Picture Smart)