Linguistic





  • This is related to words, spoken or written.

  • People with verbal-linguistic potential display a facility with words and languages.

  • They are typically good at reading, writing, telling stories and memorising words and dates.

  • They tend to learn best by reading, taking notes, and listening to lectures via discussions and debates.

  • They are also frequently skilled at explaining, teaching and oration or persuasive speaking.

  • Those with verbal-linguistic potential learn foreign languages very easily as they have high verbal memory and recall and an ability to understand and manipulate syntax structure.

  1. Play word games (e.g., scrabble, anagrams, crosswords, up words).

  2. Join a book club.

  3. Attend a workshop on writing through a local college.

  4. Record yourself speaking and listen to the playback.

  5. Visit the library and bookshops regularly.

  6. Join a speaker’s club.

  7. Subscribe to a high-quality newspaper.

  8. Read a new book every month.

  9. Prepare an informal 10-minute talk for a business or community event.

  10. Learn to use a word processor.

  11. Listen and watch recordings of famous orators, e.g., Martin Luther King, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, etc.

  12. Keep a daily diary or write 250 words a day about anything on your mind.

  13. Find opportunities to tell stories to children and adults.

  14. Make up your own riddles, puns and jokes.

  15. Attend a speed-reading seminar.

  16. Teach an illiterate person to read through a voluntary organisation.