"I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker." - Gwendolyn Brooks
The above quote might be me making that statement. I am not much of a talker except when I'm writing (like on this blog). I guess I can be a bit speechless or silent which I suppose might bother some people. In conversations with people, my mind would sometimes go blank. The subject matter have to be real interest to me or else I have nothing to say about it. Plus, I'm not good with small talk or even regular talk. As I said, I'm not much of a talker.
Are you a good talker?
For tomorrow, the letter T, the choices are (1) tiny, (2) two, (3) transport. Choose which word I might ramble about or tell a story.
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I've learned to hold up my social obligations for conversation, but it's never been natural for me, and it wears me out! @samanthabwriter from
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Samantha Bryant: I've learned the same thing and yet, it's still hard to have conversations, especially long ones.
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No I am not much of a talker unless I know the person.
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Kristin: It's strange but I find conversations on the phone just as daunting as in person even when I do know the person.
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I have often noticed that people who are skilled talkers are less skilled writers, and vice versa. My writing skills are better than my speaking skills, which is why I blog and don't make videos instead. For tomorrow's word, I vote for "two."
ReplyDeleteDebra: Same here. There's no chance I'll ever speak in front of a camera or even behind it.
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Jamie (jannghi.blogspot.com): I've never been a big talker.
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Jamie: It seems not a lot of people are big talkers.
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I am not a good talker -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteChristine: Same thing. It seems not a lot of people are talkers.
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I like tiny for tomorrow.
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Elephant's Child: Small talk - don't like it either. Why can't we just have silence?
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I'm a talker if I know the person, otherwise I'm not good at small talk.
ReplyDeleteLive and Learn: Familiar people are easier to talk to because you know there are things you can talk with them without being awkward.
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I'm not much of a talker unless I really know a person. I'm usually just happy standing quietly in the background.
ReplyDeleteAshley Sapp: I do that too - just stand there and hope the conversation change to something else or doesn't last too long.
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It's interesting how much your commentors skew in the direction of non-talkers. I'm definitely in that rank as well. There's sort of an advantage in that perhaps, as when I do say something people tend to listen. But I'm certainly glad I found my "writing" voice, although it took a while to get comfortable with it.
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Deborah Weber: I suppose most of us being bloggers is because we're not huge talkers. Blogging is speaking with using your actual voice. As the writing voice, I don't know if I have found it yet but I certainly know how to write better than I speak.
DeleteI love creating those cup arts. There are so many cup designs out there, some cute, funny, elegant, and some just weird. I looked up a few to get some inspiration.
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