Somo_99 OP t1_je350t2 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 1:43 AM

Reply to comment by KNick1111 in LPT Request: How can I improve my ability to talk to others and be more extroverted? by Somo_99

talking is like ping pong. I suck at ping pong.

And tennis. And badminton. And back and forth games in general.

I've gotten similar advice like this before, but It doesn't help me much considering that 9 times out of 10 my brain doesn't work fast enough in real time to come up with good enough questions or statements to reply with to give the other person enough to then say their next part (right now my verbal vocabulary consists of chuckles, one or two words acknowledgments to what they said, or silence as I mentally panic, trying to think of something to say when it should be easy).

Great advice though, I'm noting these down!

KNick1111 t1_je395q1 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 2:15 AM

I hear ya. 😪I have an extremely shy nephew and he said the same thing about sucking at ping pong ect. He's trying but it's not natural for him. But your WANT is the first step, so you'll be fine