What type of person are you prone to?

Which type of person are you prone to?
By Anthony Lim, 4 March, 2008.

How can we impart knowledge to others in such a way that they can understand and appreciate it? How can we train or even coach others to understand people better.?

From my experience, we must first appreciate there are three ways of mind map processes in human beings.

(1) Visual process--- some people are attracted more to visual images....35% of people.
(2) Auditory process--some people are drawn more to auditory or hearing process....25 % of the people.
(3) Kinesthetic (kinas) process---many people are more sensitive to kinesthetic process, feeling or emotion....40% of the people make up this group. People respond to feeling or emotion faster, they react or proact through their feelings in a given situation, like flight. fight or fear responses readily.

While it may be true there are others who make up the thinking type, which I believe are also present in the above three groups. But what make them more responsive or visible in the mind map process, which appeals to them initially and habitually?
Are you more attracted to visual, auditory or kinesthetic process or combination of these (through experience)?

S-space repetition--Auditory proned.
A-autosuggestion--Kinesthetic leaning.
V-visualisation--visual oriented.
E-experience- Combined the three processes.

When you understand yourself, or others, which type you belong to or are more prone to which mind map process, you are more likely to know how to present your delivery of speech, presentation or appeal to the audience more receptive than otherwise. In fact, you can also relate how you can help loved ones on a closer relationship or for that matter, anyone, to be more agreeable to their liking or preference.

So, which type are you? Or which types belong to your spouse, children, friends, strangers, or even customers? By observation and experience, you relate to each type according to the appeal of the process they prefer, in order to reach out to them, better understand them, and get their co-operation easier.

So, let us examine what type is classified as visual, auditory or kinesthetic type?

A person is a visual type, who speaks fast, looks, pictures or describes images. Can you picture my house? The visual person looks up, left, right, and stares. Unfocussed. George Bush has high pitched voice. Good memory, and right often on future happenings
Can you show me more? Let me illustrate to you. That is a bright idea! And I like the looks of it, but…….., Looks good. Show me more please…
Here’s my view…….………After what I have shown you, what is your input? Rubs his face.
Has vision, perceives, illustrates, repeats, reviews, surveys, perspective.
Headmaster can look into behavior of pupils.
Subconsciously reciprocates.

An auditory type looks right but settles sideways, hears and says it “sounds good to me”. Speaks in a rhythm and sings. Low pitched voice. Charismatic speaker. How does it sound to you? That idea rings the bell…. Did you hear about this one? Can you tell me more? How do you sound to you? Explain and summarize.
Talks in good tone. Expresses, Remarks, Gives opinions.

Kinesthetic person likes to fondle pen, toy, or holds something and feels things with his hands. Looks down, penguin type, and converts words into feeling. Thinks of the town, birthplace, different family members where they work;he pictures the sound of the sea and feels the place.
They are slow on touching people.
(Visual and auditory people are fast),
Kinesthetic eyes move up and down, move right, left and they talk about the past.
How do you feel about it? How do you grab it? Can you handle it? Certain pauses. He Feels and touches, even words he speaks relate to emotions.
How are you? How do you feel? Feels, rubs, and impresses. Feels the pressure.
Anything that makes you cry is the change you need. Anything you laugh is that you enjoy. Kinas people show these attributes more.

If your client or spouse is a visual type, show him/her the presentation, chart, photos, with explaination. Vision and mission.

If your client is more auditory type, Repeat your message, poem or song, so that the sounds are delightful to his/her ears.

For the kinesthetic type, tell about the past, present and the future. Let him/her feel the goodness of your experience. Let him/her feel the object of your message, laugh or cry, or enjoy it.

Studying these types of people under “SAVE” will help you deliver yourself better in speeches, relationship and live in a harmonious and peaceful environment, with others.