Reading descriptions about the Enneagram types can only give you a conceptual idea of what the types are about. To really know the types you have to see them come to life by watching and listening to people of each type. This requires that you know what type you're looking at and listening to.
The best way to do that is to watch and listen to people who know their Enneagram type describe how they experience their type. Not only does it help you become more familiar with the actual experience of each type but it also helps you confirm that you've identified your type correctly by how well you relate to what others of a given type are describing.
Below are videos of people sharing what it's like to live from their Enneagram type. Because there are other influences upon personality besides Enneagram type, not everyone will express Enneagram type in exactly the same way.
Click on a type below to see and play the videos. There are also links below each video that provide more information related to the video.