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Talking on the phone

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Hi

Just wondered if anyone on this forum has issues talking on the phone.  My 14 year old hates speaking to his relatives on the phone.  When he does it usually consists of Yes and No answers to questions his relatives put to him.   Needless to say that the conversations grind to a halt very quickly.  

Look forward to hearing your experience with small-talk.

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  • A phone conversation with my family, friends, relatives only takes 30 seconds usually. I can't understand why so many other people spend up to half an hour or even an hour speaking to someone on the other end, I wouldn't have the patience to be able to sit in one spot to talk in that amount of time as I can't walk and speak over the phone, I sometimes lose where I walk or on the other hand my words jumble all over the place.

    In alternative situations like for my bank for my debit card, of course I have to wait in a queue, so it's a bit better when not talking and listening to the queue music, the phone conversation is more formal, and since I talk formally almost all the time I can be direct with the member of staff, but I still get words jumbled up because I am either speaking too fast or didn't plan the conversation (then again who does?).

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  • A phone conversation with my family, friends, relatives only takes 30 seconds usually. I can't understand why so many other people spend up to half an hour or even an hour speaking to someone on the other end, I wouldn't have the patience to be able to sit in one spot to talk in that amount of time as I can't walk and speak over the phone, I sometimes lose where I walk or on the other hand my words jumble all over the place.

    In alternative situations like for my bank for my debit card, of course I have to wait in a queue, so it's a bit better when not talking and listening to the queue music, the phone conversation is more formal, and since I talk formally almost all the time I can be direct with the member of staff, but I still get words jumbled up because I am either speaking too fast or didn't plan the conversation (then again who does?).

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