Communication is a manifest form of behavior.
Communication trait: an individual’s consistencies and differences in message-sending & -receiving behaviors (Infante & Rancer, 1996).
Communication traits differ from personality traits
focus specifically on how people use verbal & nonverbal messages to stimulate meaning in receivers’ minds (Infante, Rancer & Womack, 2003)
How to choose verbal & nonverbal messages that are related to your personality
Different personality traits are using different words in communication.
labeling of these traits is subjective, may be wrong
4 communication traits that known to influence how group members communicate