Communication Styles

It's a style in which individuals clearly state their opinions and feelings, and firmly advocate for their rights and needs without violating the rights of others.

• Passive communication

• Aggressive communication

• Passive-aggresive

• Assertive communication

__________ communicators will often: try to dominate others, criticize, blame, or attack others

• Passive

• Aggressive

• Passive-aggresive

• Assertive

________ communicators will often: fail to assert for themselves , fail to express their feelings, needs, or opinions

• Passive

• Aggresive

• Passive-aggresive

• Assertive

__________ communicators will often: use facial expressions that don't match how they feel, use sarcasm, deny there is a problem

• Passive

• Aggresive

• Passive-aggresive

• Assertive

communicators will: state needs and wants clearly, appropriately, and respectfully. Express feelings clearly, appropriately, and respectfully

• Passive

• Aggresive

• Passive-aggresive

• Assertive

These individuals have an intimidating and overbearing posture.

• Passive

• Assertive

• Aggressive

• Passive-Aggressive

These individuals use subtle sabotage to get even.

• Passive

• Passive-Aggressive

• Assertive

• Aggressive

“I will appear cooperative but I’m not.”

• Aggressive

• Passive-Aggressive

• Assertive

• Passive

“I can’t control others but I can control myself.”

• Aggressive

• Passive

• Assertive

• Passive-Aggressive

“Nobody owes me anything unless they’ve agreed to give it to me.”

• Assertive

• Passive

• Aggressive

• Passive-Aggressive