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Discover Your Preferred Representational System

Each of us has a preferred representational system (or rep system) - for more information on representational systems, please see the article Modalities and Representational Systems . There are several ways to determine which system(s) each of us prefers.
This article presents a preference assessment. The assessment is not fully definitive as there are only 12 questions and your preferred representational system may
change over time or in different contexts.

In general, one representational system is not better than another. If you score low on one or more of the systems, you may wish to get curious and explore how this is affecting your life experiences.

Have fun with this assessment and I hope it provides you with additional insight on how you prefer to communicate with others.

Instructions:

For each of the following statements, please assign a number to every phrase. Use the following system to indicate your preferences:

1. Least descriptive of you.
2. Next best description.
3. Next best description.
4. Best description of you.
   

If you have trouble deciding between two phases, go with the first thought that comes to mind.

Representational System Assessment © Renewal Technologies 2003

1. When vacationing at the beach, the first thing that makes me glad to be there is:

a __ The feel of the cool sand, the warm sun or the fresh breeze on my face.

b __ The roar of the waves, the whistling wind or the sound of birds in the distance.

c __ This is the type of vacation that makes sense or the cost is reasonable.

d __ The scenery, the bright sun, and the blue water.

2. When I feel overwhelmed, I find it helps if:

a __ I can see the big picture.

b __ I can talk or listen to another person.

c __ I can get in touch with what is happening.

d __ I make sense of things in my head.

3. When given an assignment at work, it is easier to carry out if:

a __ I can picture what is required

b __ I have a feeling for what is required.


c __ I have an understanding of what is required.

d __ Someone talks to me about what is required.

4. I find it easier to follow a presentation if:

a __ I feel in touch with the presenter and the material is within my grasp.

b __ There is a visual display so that I can visualize the concepts.

c __ The presentation is based on facts and figures and is logically presented.

d __ The presenter speaks clearly with varying tonality or uses sound to emphasize message.

5. When buying a car, I make my decision on:

a __ The purchase price, gas mileage, safety features, etc.

b __ How comfortable the seats are or the feeling I get when I test drive it.

c __ The colour, styling or how I would look in it.

d __ The sound of the engine or stereo system or how quiet it rides.

6. I communicate my thoughts through:

a __ My tone of my voice.

b __ My words.


c __ My appearance.

d __ My feelings.

7. When I am anxious, the first thing that happens is:

a __ Things begin to sound different.

b __ Things begin to feel different.

c __ Things begin to look different.

d __ Things begin to not make sense.

8. During a discussion, I am most influenced by:


a __ The other person's logic.

b __ The other person's tone of voice.

c __ The energy I feel from the other person.

d __ Seeing the other person’s body language or being able to picture the other person's viewpoint.

9. I assess how well I am doing at work based on:

a __ My understanding of what needs to be done.

b __ How I see myself making progress.

c __ The tone of voice used by my colleagues and superiors.


d __ How satisfied I feel.

10. One of my strengths is my ability to:

a __ See what needs to be done.

b __ Make sense of new facts and data.

c __ Hear what sounds right.

d __ Get in touch with my feelings .

11. It is easiest for me to:

a __ Select the volume, base and treble for easy listening on a stereo system.


b __ Select the an intellectually relevant point in a conversation.

c __ Select comfortable furniture.

d __ Select rich, attractive colour combinations.

12. If you agree with someone, are you more likely to say:

a __ That feels right.

b __ That looks right.

c __ That sounds right.

d __ That makes sense.

Determining Your Preferences

1. Copy your answers to the lines below:

Question umber	Visual	Auditory	Kinesthetic	Auditory Digital
1	d	b	a	c
2	a	b	c	d
3	a	d	b	c
4	b	d	a	c
5	c	d	b	a
6	c	a	d	b
7	c	a	b	d
8	d	b	c	a
9	b	c	d	a
10	a	c	d	b
11	d	a	c	b
12	b	c	a	d
total	V =	A =	K=	Ad =

2. Add the numbers in each column. A comparison of the otaled scores gives your relative reference for each of the four major epresentational systems. The higher thescore, the higher your reference.

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This article is based on Roger’s book Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up: NLP and Common Sense for Coaches, Managers and You , which you can buy from Amazon.com.

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