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FYI: I ****LOATHE**** the telephone. So I procrastinate heavily on any and all calls I have to make. ::hugs fandom people:: sorry about that.

Part of it is that I think I have horrible phone voice, another is that I think I have a horrible voice, in general, and the sheer physical fact of a phone makes me all the more aware that I am *speaking*. Part of how I got over my fear of communicating badly is to be totally oblivious to the fact that I am possibly making a fool of myself; and thus part of what I'm making myself oblivious to is the fact that my voice is making sounds.

Dunno if I'm the only one like this.

Thoughts?

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[azziria.livejournal.com]

I hate using the phone, despite being a good communicator face-to-face. I particularly hate phoning people I don't know well (such as clients, unfortunately!). The advent of e-mail has been a godsend for me!

I think it comes down to not being able to see body language while I'm talking to someone. I can't tell how they're feeling, if they're annoyed to be disturbed, or just being polite, or whatever. Probably stems from my inner paranoia/lack of self esteem.