Talking On the Telephone

Sometimes I wonder if I am as ackward to talk on the phone to as some people are.

I would say that most of my days are spent on the phone. But, I hate talking on the phone. I feel like you should have everything rehearsed and know exactly what you're saying as soon as the person says, Hello. It intimidates me, and makes me feel so stupid sometimes.

But then, there are the times when I talk to people and I have a list of things written in front of me that I want to say. And when I say them all in the proper timing and relaxed, I feel so smart. However, at some points it happens that I go through my list like you have no idea what the heck I'm going to do. I even forget to breath, and by the time I get to the end, if you were sitting in front of me, you'd see how red I am.

I'm not a phone person. I'd rather send you an email or bump into you somewhere. Sometimes I go out purposely so that I can run into people "accidentally" if I have something to tell them before I try phoning them.

I know, it's a problem. I don't know where it comes from. But, I'm letting you know because I thought you would like to know that.