Verbal Communication has never been my strongsuit. Is part of the reason I became a writer in the first place. It’s difficult to convey my message deeply and eloquently through my voice than my written words. This could be attributed to my disability, but I don’t think it’s that easy of an explanation or a copout. Verbal communication is actually a major weakness for a lot of people. Shouldn’t come as a surprise since public speaking is in the top five most common phobias among people, especially Americans. Let’s bringing up why this is our topic of the week.
The More You Speak, The Better
I have a stutter and anxiety so when presented with confrontation or trying to respond to something on the fly, I stumble over my words and feel embarrassed. Thus, deteriorating my verbal communication further. You see I’ve been seizing a few opportunities as of late. I did a phone interview with my local newspaper. On Tuesday, I’ll do another one with a radio show. Lastly, in April, I have an Author Talk at my town’s public library. So, I need to work on my verbal communication to get people interested in my story. I’m grateful for these opportunities I’ve been given by reaching out to people, but now I have to walk the walk and talk the talk. If you’re fearful of public speaking, but want to do it, you just have to rip the band-aid off and get some practice in.