Interpersonal Intelligence - "People Smart"


Attributes:

  • Capacity to understand and assess the intentions, motivations and desires of other people as well as ability to sense feelings.
  • Great organizers.
  • Ability to work effectively with others.
  • Ability to relate to others.
  • Enjoy team activities and games.
  • Like to share.
  • Skilled at collaboration, interaction, and working cooperatively with others.
  • See situations from different perspectives.
  • Good at resolving conflict in groups and encouraging cooperation.
  • Adept at using verbal and non-verbal (body) language to open communication channels with others.
  • Skilled at seeing things from others' perspectives, listening, using empathy, understanding and noticing people's moods, building trust, and establishing positive relations with others.

Suggested classroom learning activities:

Team work, group work, and specialist roles

Suggested assessments to help these individuals show understanding:

Plays, debates, panels, group work

Technology connection:

Digital video of plays, debates, panels.

Possible career paths:

Educators, sales people, religious leaders, political leaders, entrepreneurs, sales persons, and counselors.