The Communication Assessment
Every person has a core communication dimension — a natural pattern that shapes how they connect, persuade, and build trust. Pentatype reveals yours in under 10 minutes.
5 Core Dimensions · 20 Signals · Free
How It Works
Answer 40 statements about how you naturally communicate. Rate each one honestly — there are no right or wrong answers.
Discover which of the 5 core communication dimensions — Connection, Structure, Conviction, Discovery, or Meaning — defines your primary style.
Your signal is the combination of your top two cores. It reveals the specific pattern that makes your communication unique.
Apply your Pentatype insights to connect with more impact in every conversation, meeting, and relationship.
The Framework
Every person leads with one of five core communication dimensions — mapped to the five fingers of the hand. Your top two dimensions combine to form your signal: the specific pattern that defines how you show up in conversation.
Warmth that builds trust
Warmth, empathy, and relational attunement. Connection communicators prioritize making others feel heard, understood, and emotionally safe.
Clarity through order
Organization, clarity, and systematic thinking. Structure communicators bring order to complexity through frameworks, agendas, and logical sequences.
Strength that leads
Assertiveness, directness, and confident expression. Conviction communicators speak their mind clearly and stand behind their positions.
Curiosity that uncovers
Curiosity, exploration, and intellectual openness. Discovery communicators ask probing questions and seek information others may have overlooked.
Depth that inspires
Depth, purpose, and reflective inquiry. Meaning communicators naturally connect everyday topics to larger patterns, values, and significance.
Which one are you?
Find Out NowThe Hand Model
Each core communication dimension maps to a finger on your hand — a simple, memorable framework you carry with you everywhere. Your primary core is the finger you lead with. Your signal is the combination of your top two.
Thumb
Connection
Pointer
Structure
Middle
Conviction
Ring
Discovery
Pinkie
Meaning
The Vision
Yet most people have never been taught how they naturally communicate — or how to adapt their style for the people who matter most. Pentatype changes that. We give you the language to understand yourself and the framework to connect with anyone.