Unlocking People

Secrets Of Communicating With Others

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A Retail Situation

Linguistic (Word Smart): –Signs throughout the store.–Salespeople talking to customers.–Sales flyers.

A Retail Situation

Logical/Math (Number Smart): – Pricing signs.– Fabric type signs.– Washing instructions.– Fiber content.

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.

A Retail Situation

Kinesthetic (Body Smart):

–Fabric samples for the customer.

–Easy navigation throughout the store.

A Retail Situation

Musical (Music Smart):

–Soft music playing.

–No radio stations.

A Retail Situation

Interpersonal (People Smart): –Manager available to interact

with customers and sales staff.–Sales staff MI trained.

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?

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

A Maquilador Situation

Logical/Mathematical (Number Smart)– Use training manuals– Production schedules– Charts,graphs and tables– Organized conversation

A Maquilador Situation

Visual/Spatial(Picture Smart)– Images and pictures of processes/product.– Charts and graphs.

• Usually not tables

– Visual diagrams

A Maquilador Situation

Body/Kinesthetic(Body Smart)– Show and tell.– Hands-on demonstrations.

A Maquilador Situation

Musical(Music Smart)– Background music.

• No radio stations.

A Maquilador Situation Interpersonal (People Smart)

– Develop a personal rapport. – Frequent personal communication.– Use these people to work with the intrapersonal employee.

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.

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.

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.

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)