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Loading... - Trying to speak too quickly. Trying to speak too quickly can make it hard to talk in lots of different ways. You might trip over your words, speak too quickly for other people to understand, and sometimes you might find yourself saying something you really didn’t mean to say.
- Making too many “filler” sounds. Lots of us find ourselves saying “umm,” “uh,” or “like” over and over again as we try to find the perfect word to say, and these can actually be helpful.
- Finding it difficult to talk about feelings. Lots of people find it easy to talk about facts or current affairs but really struggle to talk about their feelings or how something is impacting them.
- Struggling to find words. That feeling when the right word is “on the tip of your tongue” is incredibly frustrating and can easily derail your conversation.
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The struggle to find the right word is called “word retrieval.” When we can’t say or remember a certain word even if we use it a lot, that’s when we’re having trouble with word retrieval. Think about it like looking for a specific toy in a huge toy box. Even if you know exactly what the toy looks like, you still have to dig through all the other to...
In her book, The Introvert Advantage, Dr. Marti Olsen Laney explains another reason introverts might have trouble finding the right words. She says it might be because of how we use our long-term memory. As the name implies, long-term memory is where we keep information for a long time, maybe even forever. The information stored there is mostly out...
When we’re nervous while trying to talk — like how I felt when my intimidating coworker approached me — it can make finding and saying the right words even harder. Not all introverts feel anxious around others, but many of us do feel a bit uneasy in social situations. This happens because we think things through very deeply (sometimes we overthink)...
In her groundbreaking book, Quiet, Susan Cain notes that introverts “often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation.”Indeed, it’s not uncommon to find introverts among professional writers. Bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars, John Green, describes writing as a solitary activity, a perfect match for introve...
Memory is a tricky business; it uses many parts of the brain. Your brain stores memories in different spots and builds connections between them. Like I said, you need to find the right key to pull something from your long-term memory. The good news is, most information in long-term memory is stored with multiple associations or keys to access them....
May 25, 2021 · Are you about to have a difficult talk with someone important in your life? These communication strategies may help.
Sep 7, 2021 · Why? Because it’s hard work. Empathy is a core life skill that enables people to resonate with other’s experiences vicariously, while compassion is the motivation to care for others.
4 days ago · Some people are just hard to talk to, usually the ones you want something from. What's the deal? And how do you act as naturally with them as you do with others?
Some people really do struggle with talking to others. This trouble with making conversation can have a big impact on self-esteem. It can also make it hard to fit in and make friends. And it can make people targets for bullying. For kids, trouble making conversation can be a matter of development.
Aug 25, 2023 · You mention feeling flustered, turning red in the face, and struggling with making eye contact when speaking to others. It may ease some of your concerns to know that having those types of reactions can be normal when someone is shy.
