1

People who exaggerate, frustrate me.

2

I dislike people who cannot speak their mind.

3

I have a difficult time communicating with people who are rude.

4

I enjoy telling stories to grab other people's attention.

5

I will bring other people into a conversation if I feel they are being left out.

6

It's hard for me to stay focused when someone speaks in a monotone voice.

7

If the person I'm speaking with seems uninterested in me, I tune them out.

8

I like listening to an upbeat person.

9

If someone is indecisive, I stop listening.

10

I am influenced more by the rational than the emotional.

11

I get frustrated when other people do not present their ideas in an orderly manner.

12

I become emotionally involved with the characters in books or the people in films.

13

I do not put much weight on other people's opinion.

14

Even when I am not interested, I give my full attention to the speaker.

15

I pretend to follow the conversation even though I am not interested in it.

16

I make time to listen to others, even when I am busy.

17

I often question the facts and premises of a speaker's point of view.

18

I would rather attend a musical event than a lecture.

19

I find it difficult to continue listening to another when they are proving me wrong on a point.

20

I like to take notes while someone is speaking.

21

I am impatient when people waste my time during a conversation.

22

If the speaker is boring, I daydream.

23

I place greater emphasis on the emotions of the speaker than on what he or she is saying.

24

When people get off track, I bring them back to the topic.

25

I make eye contact with the person that is speaking.