1. Making Communication Education Personality Compatible Dr. Timothy P Mottet Texas State University-San Marcos

2. Webinar Preview Understand basic relationships between brain functioning, personality, and communication Using communication trait assessment instruments Interpreting assessment data Helping students use assessment data to find “goodness of fit”

4. Brain Functioning, Personality, & Communication

7. Neuro Origins of Communicative Behavior Neurology Psychology Communication Limbic System: BAS BIS FFS Costa and McCrae’s Big 5: Open Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism Comm Traits: Comm Apprehension Argumentativeness Verbal Aggressiveness Assertive/Responsive

10. Assessing, Interpreting, and Using Communication Traits to Enhance Interpersonal Communication

15. Thank You tm15@txstate.edu