One of the 243 portraits · HLLLM
The Big Talker
I talk first, feel it later, and mean every word.
You need the room to hear you.
You are the loudest voice at the table and the first to bristle when someone pushes back. Your days run on impulse more than plan, and what people think of you matters more than you would admit.
Outspoken · Spirited · Curious
The five together
You are the biggest voice at the table, quick to argue and quicker to be wounded, disorganised in everything but opinions, and curious mainly about what people think of you.
The Big Talker's result is high on Extraversion, low on Agreeableness, Conscientiousness and Emotional Stability and in the middle on Openness. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 2 in 1,000 people
0.15% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Big Talker is an uncommon combination.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Big Talker might recognize
- You can turn any quiet room into a conversation within minutes.
- A sharp comment about you can sit with you for days.
A question worth keeping
When you leave a conversation, are you replaying what you said or what they thought of you?
Six lenses
The Big Talker in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Big Talker come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Big Talker.
- Extraversion lowThe Lone Wolf
- Extraversion mediumThe Wisecracker
- Agreeableness mediumThe Live Wire
- Agreeableness highThe Hugger
- Conscientiousness mediumThe Hustler
- Conscientiousness highThe Pacesetter
- Emotional Stability mediumThe Gambler
- Emotional Stability highThe Showstopper
- Openness lowThe Scrapper
- Openness highThe Firebrand
The traits behind The Big Talker
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Big Talker
- What is the Big Talker personality?
- The Big Talker is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I talk first, feel it later, and mean every word. You are the biggest voice at the table, quick to argue and quicker to be wounded, disorganised in everything but opinions, and curious mainly about what people think of you.
- How common is The Big Talker?
- 0.15% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Big Talker is an uncommon combination among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Big Talker?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Big Talker a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Big Talker names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
Share The Big Talker
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The Big Talker: I talk first, feel it later, and mean every word. Which portrait are you? Find yours with Wellington.
Is this you, or someone you know?
The free Snapshot takes seven minutes and names your own portrait, with your five dimensions shown alongside it.