We're going to jump back a few chapters and talk about different personalities and how it affects interpersonal communication.

Introverts and Extroverts! ( I just read about this in psychology -_-")

As their personalities differ, so is their communication style. But I'm not saying one can only be a total introvert or a total extrovert. One can be in the middle, or leaning slightly towards either one of them. It could change throughout one's life or depending on the environment and situation they are in.

Extroverts are people who are outgoing, friendly, spontaneous or you can just they are 'out there'!

• they prefer face to face over distant
• they enjoy sharing experience- need contact
• typically they -say what they mean and state what is on their minds

Introverts one the other hand are quite reserved people, they prefer being alone and there are 'in there' people! haha..okay! laaa..there isnt such a phrase.

• introvert is in minority and may be misunderstood
• introvert energy is from within; they avoid the crowd and like independent activity
• do not conclude that there is something wrong if they want to be alone

Obviously, it's difficult to communicate with people of different personality types, so! in order to communicated effectively, we should recognize the different personality styles and learn to work around them.

Tips for extroverts ( to communicate with introverts)

• take time to listen
• respect privacy
• don't overpower or overreact
  

Tips for introverts (to communicate with extroverts)

• initiate contact
• change non-verbal acts (smile)
• be expressive and look alive!

So as we know effective communication isn't always easy to achieve especially with people with different personalities, we have to give and take and learn to adapt to different people. And this is only comparing between introverts and extroverts. There are many other personalities people have research on. Example, between judgers and percievers or thinker and feelers.

Personally, I think of myself of more of an extrovert! And yes to whoever is reading and know you'll be thinking "Like, DUH!". I'm sorry if i portray myself of being too 'out there', i can comprehend that people like that are quite annoying! I totally know of one! but i wont mention la! :P

Mum said i tend to be snobbish at times..don't know whether that's true or not..that's for you(people who know me, if you don't! please don't even try to judge me without getting to know me first) to decide. Apparently (if i am) i got that from her and my dad! Haha. Blame the genes! But i would say I'm generally willing to make friends if your willing to too!

Me being an extrovert, I guess you can see from the way I make friends in college. I'm really glad I made a lot of friends in college. Makes life much more interesting. And now come to think of it, most of them are extroverts too! Probably that's why we end up being friends, because we can COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY!

As for the tips above, I guess you can say it would be useful, but not always necessary!

Reference:
1) A Falikowski, 2002, Interpersonal Communication and Personality Type, Pearsons Education, online, retrieved on 30th September 2008, from http://webhome.idirect.com/~kehamilt/ipsycom.html