Learning Exercise
Using the Keirsey Temperament Sorter to Determine Communication Styles
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter is found on a commercial site that categorizes individuals into four types of... see more
Exercise
Kersey Temperment Exercise
NOTE: This assignment should be made after class discussions
of communication styles and adaptive selling.
Go to the Keirsey website http://www.keirsey.com
/cgi-bin/keirsey/newkts.cgi
and complete the Temperament Sorter II for you.
Prepare a typed one page report that includes the following:
1. What temperament style are you?
2. Is the description of your Temperament style and also your Character
style accurate? Why or why not?
3. Select one of the other three temperament styles and read the description.
4. Describe how you would adapt your sales call if you were calling
on a customer with this other type of temperament. Specifically:
A. How would you change your
normal approach?
B. How would you change
your questioning style?
C. How would you change
your presentation?
D. How would you change
handling objections?
E. How would you close?
F. How would you follow
up with this customer?