I'm a horrible telephone conversationalist and it's been three years since I realized that, but even then there doesn't seem like I have made any progress in fixing it. Over and over again, when I talk to my dad's clients over the phone, it seems like I'm rushing the conversation or screwing up one way or the other. How would I practice this to get better? When it came to interacting with people face to face, I could practice every now and then just by talking to people, but talking on the phone is a whole different matter. When I'm at work, I have a given list of what to say to a caller so I don't freeze up, but when it comes to saying what's on my mind, I tend to mess up over and over again for some reason. But still, I had to call the same client multiple times and talk to her and I felt like I was getting better at it over time. I didn't rush the conversation the last few times. I hope I can make better progress.
On another note, I reapplied to SJSU for computer science graduate school. If I seriously don't hear from any of the accounting related internships I applied to then I'm seriously going to SJSU, that is if they accept me again.
I mess up a lot when communicating orally too. It's a lot more comfortable communicating via writing because there is always an eraser or a backspace button, and you can censor/edit yourself better before you click "send." Hopefully, it's something that becomes more "natural" with time. Good luck with applications!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Same here, I find writing to someone a lot more easier than speaking to them because I think about what I want to say before I say it. Also, I just realized a day ago that you were asking what hobbies I would recommend rather than what hobbies I would do, and I responded incorrectly. Sorry about that. I'm guessing sketching and knitting would be relaxing and inexpensive if you're into that. I assume second midterms are coming up so good luck and I hope you do well on them if you have any.
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