[stylist] Learning methods

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Well, I can't exactly agree with your description because I' a
kenesthetic learner- always have been, but I'm not a touchy-feely
person. Actually, I don't really like touching anything if I'm not
familiar with it. I'm not a big hugger unless it's people I'm really
close with. But when learning, I have to use all my senses to really get
it. I have to listen to instructions, observe how it's done then do it
myself. I tend to be a more active go-getter, and I like to implement
plans, but I don't enjoy in-your-face types. Personal space dude, learn
it! LOL

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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Message: 21
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:10:54 -0500
From: Brad Dunse' <lists at braddunsemusic.com>
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Story development and strategy?
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Jacqui,

There are different strains of thought on the different types of 
personalities there are, but I've come to narrow it down to three for 
my own purposes. Visual, Audible and Kinesthetic. I totally could see 
how a blind person could be a visual type person because it goes 
beyond sight.  I will say the ultimate goal is to become balanced in 
all three but we tend to have naturally born traits in one area or 
another.  These come in very handy when developing rapport, 
networking with people, and understanding why sometimes others just 
don't seem to click with us. For instance I am a visual person. Not 
only as a sighted person was I very visual, using sketches and 
diagrams but also relied on visual queues . However that is only one 
part of being a visual type person. trying quickly to explain here, 
visual types tend to have a "do" type attitude. They might talk in 
terms of "lookks good to me", "I can see that yes", you know those 
kinds of expressions. They will "do " things for people, more  active 
types, more hands on, more fast paced even. Auditory types might talk 
in terms of "Sounds good to me", "I hear ya on that one", and tend to 
be listeners. It is important to listen and to be listened to, to 
express things  and intake audibly. Kinesthetic types are the 
huggers. Those folks that get right up in your face and talk to you 
with a sweaty hand on your's, or gripping your arm all the way 
through the 15 minute greeting lol. The kind that greet you with a 
hug before anything. The kind that are ruled by feeling and emotion. 
So you can imagine what happens when  a visual person such as myself 
meets a kenesthetic person. I want to just do  something for or with 
them. I want them to let go of my increasingly sweaty hand or grip 
off my arm before I get overtly obvious their grip on me is an 
invasion and I'm just not really listening to a word they're saying. 
I'm really scheming behind the eyes how I can get their hand off me 
lol. As a visual type, I want my space,. I need my whole field of 
vision to operate for me to be most comfortable. But the kenesthetic 
person invariably jumps in my face,  gives me a hug or shakes the 
eternal hand shake, saying how much they missed me and all that.

Visual folks think "Anyone can  say they love you and giving a hug is 
the same thing, anyone can do that, but take the hour or two out of 
your life to do something for or with them, maybe go out and buy them 
something for a surprise, now that's showing them you care".

Auditory think similar in that anyone can  just simply "do" something 
for someone else, and hugs too, yeah, everyone hugs everyone all the 
time, it means nothing, its cordial, I want to be told I'm loved.

Kinesthetic people think that simpley doing a cold act or task for 
someone is cheap and distant and that can't show anyone that is 
caring. And Telling them is better but still its just words. To show 
it you got to have that contact, the emotional connection. They also 
tend to talk slower, more thoughtful, and in terms that  deal with 
their feelings  and emotions. Things like "I just don't feel that is 
right", "Can you feel what he's trying to say to you?

There is a lady at a place I call occasionally for work. She will talk
like

Hell . o . This . is . Karen .  with . so . and . so . May . I . help 
. you . please?

I swear I'm ready to finish her sentence for her, hit the star key on 
the keypad, or whatever just to get her to jump ahead because I know 
what I want to say but I'm tortured with a one minute phone 
salutation! OK so I'm exaggerating a bit and these are 
generalizations but these kinds of traits help us understand how we 
learn, how we deal with others, why we react to others  based off the 
type differences. I like to learn how the brain works, and why we do 
what we do. Very interesting to me.

Brad