Communication · Executive Insight Brief · 187
Perceived capability is not performance
Context and audience profiles reveal where perceived capability changes while observed competence remains a separate question.
Premise
Executives often interpret participation as a direct signal of communication ability. The Self-Perceived Communication Competence Scale changes that judgment by measuring how capable people believe they are in specific communication settings. Perception matters because it can shape whether someone enters, avoids, or persists in an interaction. Yet the measure cannot establish how well that person actually communicates. Its enterprise value is therefore calibration: locate confidence patterns, then test them against behavior before deciding what development is required.
What the model is: Self-Perceived Communication Competence Scale (SPCC) in Knowledge →
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