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ARE YOU LEFT-BRAINED
OR RIGHT BRAINED?
PRESENTED BY: Walter Evans Lasula
TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL
BS # 8: GET COMFORTABLE WITH VISUALS
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Do you see the dancer turning
clockwise or anti-clockwise?
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IF CLOCKWISE
IF COUNTERCLOCKWISE
RIGHT BRAIN LEFT BRAIN
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GREEN YELLOW BLUE ORANGE WHITE
RED GREEN BLUE ORANGE YELLOW
WHITE GREEN RED BLUE WHITE GREEN
ORANGE YELLOW ORANGE BLUE GREEN
RED WHITE YELLOW RED BLUE YELLOW
ORANGE RED WHITE BROWN WHITE
Try this!Read aloud, as quickly as possible
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If you read
the words…
right brain.
If you read the
colors…
left brain.
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF I AM LEFTBRAINED OR RIGHT BRAINED?
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Is personality
linked with brain
dominance?
LET US DO MORE
TEST…
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Bring your hands togetherinterlocking your fingersand notice which thumb is
sitting on the top…
THUMB TEST
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Right hand's thumb on the top for
Left brain dominant
Left hand's thumb on the top forRight brain dominant.
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Fold your arms in front of you
Right arm above left arm------left brain
Left arm above right arm-------right brain
ARM TEST
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COMBINE BOTH RESULTS
THUMB TEST + ARM TEST = RESULT
EXAMPLE: RIGHT + LEFT = RIGHT LEFT
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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
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RIGHT+ LEFT
Considerate, traditional, indirect type
Can instinctively read other's emotion, and respondfriendly by natures.
Stable personality and considerate, give others a beingprotected feeling.
But the weakness is they cannot say no; regardless how
unwilling they are, they will take care of others.
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RIGHT + RIGHT
Loves challenges, Straightforward type.
Once they decided on one thing, will take action right away.Very curious, and love challenges.
Dare to face dangers without thinking through. Their weakness is theydon't listen to others, will filter in only what whey want to hear in aconversation, and very subjective.
However, because of their straightforward attitude, they tend to befairly popular.
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LEFT + LEFT
Dedicated, cold, perfectionist type
Very logical in all aspects. The only way to defeat (or winover) him/her is through reasons.
Has a lot of prides, and feeling strongly about doing theright thing.
If they are your friends, they are very trustworthy.
However, if they are your opponents, they will be very toughto deal with.
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LEFT+ RIGHT
Likes to take care of others, leader type.
Has a cool and keen observation ability to see throughsituations, yet still can be considerate in others needs.
Because of their cool and calm nature, and strong senseof responsibility, they tend to become head of a group.Popular among people.
However, they may not be able to help themselves inmeddling because they want to take care of others toomuch.
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