Speaking skills

[BabyPiglet]

How are yours?

When I think about an upcoming planned conversation (like a job interview) I plan everything out perfectly in my head. I tell myself to stay calm and collected. And in my head, the conversation is perfect. I'm calm, a little witty, and I know my stuff.

But then, when I actually get to said job interview I sound very anxious. I ramble on saying repetitive things, I smile way too much and I lose my train of thought very easily. I forget to breathe.

BUT if I think I'm going to be horrible, it usually all works out. Like when I had to read an essay aloud for school. I would get nervous, imagining all kinds of ways I would bomb. But when it finally came down to it, I read it out perfectly.

Sometimes it's so incredibly easy for me to talk to people. And other times I feel awkward and weird. I guess it comes with being a teenager.

I wish my conversations would come out as perfect as I picture them in my head.

 

[Babyjustrun]

I'm horrible in general.
I usually nod crazily, and I always say 'Yeah' which isn't proper etiquette when you're talking to people who are either in charge, older or you don't know.
And I kind of mumble, and I lose concentration on the conversation, everything they say sounds confusing to me, so I'm constantly asking them to repeat themselves or explain more clearly.

 

[::Snow_White::]

I'm actually pretty good with speaking.
I'm better when it's one-on-one with adults, or judges and I know what I'm doing.
But when I'm in front of a large crowd at school and don't know what I'm going to say it's a disaster.

My voice is more shakey, and I'm more nervous and lose my thinking when I'm going off memory in front of people I know.
I've been on stage in front of large crowds, had to speak to classrooms, present projects to judges and answer questions, talk to buisnesses both over and phone (I try to avoid that as much as possible, hate conversation with someone on the phone.) and in person, and more numerous times. Mostly because of school related activities than involve alot of communication with different people.

My friends are always making me do simple things like asking the teacher a question because I'm the "brave" one. They say they are too nervous and hate talking though it's just some simple question.

My mom on the other hand doesn't believe I'm a good speaker because I mumble all the time at home and I'm usually shy. Although she has never heard me talk when I have to.
But when I know I have to talk I'm usually fine and not really that nervous and try to sound as confident as possible.

Better to sound confident and horrible, than nervous and still horrible. Lol.

 

[chisnpeke]

I really don't think I'm a good talker. I talk WAY too fast sometimes and I'm sure it's hard for people to understand me. I can say things perfectly in my head, but sometimes it's hard for me to express properly.

 

[Ampris]

mumblemumblemumble

nodnod

Yeah!

Oh yeah.

I agree.

Er...

mumblemumblemumble?

And that is, approximately, it.

 

[disney100666]

I'm kinda sassy if you catch my drift so I have to be really careful when I talk to important people and adults.
And alot of the time my sentences come out all mixed up.
I'm just generally a nervous person, haha.

 

[PurpleDucky]

Love the siggy Bridget!
Anywho, I'm generally pretty good when I talk to adults. I have to careful because when I'm around my friends, most of my answers to things are extremely sarcastic. I'm getting better at speaking in front of the classroom. I sometimes fidget when I stand up there, but not as much as I used to. I've known everyone in my class for 4 years, I should be used to them by now lol.

 

[Axel]

I have attitude coming out the yinyang. I have to be super careful on what I say depending on who I'm talking to. I have a temper, too so if I get in trouble I have to literally bite my tongue to keep from saying anything inappropriate.

But public speaking as in planned out presentations or job interviews and such, I'm fine at. I plan what I'm going to say ahead of time and if something irregular comes up, I adjust accordingly.

 

[reminisce]

my speaking skills get a lot better when im under pressure (like im having an important conversation with a 'superior'), for some reason; they also get a lot worse when im stressed. i suppose it varies. when im not under pressure or stressed, i speak very well.

 

[disney100666]

Love the siggy Bridget!
Anywho, I'm generally pretty good when I talk to adults. I have to careful because when I'm around my friends, most of my answers to things are extremely sarcastic. I'm getting better at speaking in front of the classroom. I sometimes fidget when I stand up there, but not as much as I used to. I've known everyone in my class for 4 years, I should be used to them by now lol.

Thank You ! OT but; Are you a Cobra fan ?!

 

[Sparx]

My speaking skills are impeccable. It is one area where I am very talented. I give great interviews and strong speeches. I write and read very well. My presence doesn't command attention until I open my mouth, but once I do, people listen.

I'm glad I have this gift. It makes so many things so much easier. I love public speaking and I love having interviews.

 

[minniesBFF]

My speaking skills are impeccable. It is one area where I am very talented. I give great interviews and strong speeches. I write and read very well. My presence doesn't command attention until I open my mouth, but once I do, people listen.

I'm glad I have this gift. It makes so many things so much easier. I love public speaking and I love having interviews.

Ugh! I wish my speaking skills were that amazing.

When I'm speaking, I get really freaked out. Like, I feel like I can do it before I get up to speak, but when I'm actually up there, I get all nervous and shakey. So I pretty much suck.

 

[ktbutterfly2011]

Speaking:
I'm good at it.
It's easy for me.
I'm a very sarcastic person though and I have my own 'lingo' so I have to watch myself alot though.

Talking:
I'm good about it.
Except for when it comes to big things.
And things about myself. Like what's bothering me when i'm feeling bad.
I can't talk to people that care about me about what they want to hear.
And it's weird.

 

[BabyPiglet]

I have an interview tomorrow and I'm just trying to tell myself to be non-chalant. We'll see how that works out.

 

[DramaQueen]

i think i've got great speaking skills.

i know how to talk to anyone, i know the kind of tone, vocabulary and gestures are appropriate to use when i'm talking to certain people.
but sometimes i'll use 'big fancy words' around my friends and they'll poke fun at me for speaking like i'm speaking to the prime minister of Canada around them.

but i'm great in job interviews and talking to professors and that type of thing. i can make a good first impression (even if i'm a total dunce in other aspects of life)
i can sound very intellectual when i want/need to.

as my sister told me the other day "you're really elegant and intellectual when you speak....but you're not "smart", like "common sense" smart" lol

we'll say speaking is one of my few fortes

 

[CrazyChik]

I:
look down
avoid eye contact
go bright red
visibly shake
develop a stutter
trip over every word possible
choke on my tongue
nod and shake my head
agree with things just so i don't have to speak and explain myself
say 'like' and 'um' too many times
look like a ignorant stuck-up wet weekend.

I'm not a great speaker. xD
I know what i'm supposed to say, how i'm supposed to act and i know all the big words i can use. I know how to make a very good impression, i just can't follow it through. I look great on paper though. xD