I need help talking to doctors. I never know what to say and don't seem to give the right information. I would like help knowing what kinds of things I should remember to say and how I should say them. [more inside]
posted by French Fry on Nov 6, 2009 - 10 answers

How can I drown out my mother's constant advice giving banter? [more inside]
posted by InterestedInKnowing on Oct 16, 2009 - 23 answers

Is it possible to help someone become a better communicator/conversationalist without offending him? [more inside]
posted by emilyd22222 on Jul 28, 2009 - 22 answers

GrossFilter: Sometimes when I talk for long periods or get really mad, I get this buildup around my lips and eyes.. which I discover afterwards and feel embarrassed that all that time I had shit growing on my face. [more inside]
posted by In Heaven on Jul 18, 2009 - 4 answers

Am I giving my cat a complex? I call my cat a large variety of names, including but not limited to her original name. She is a little over 10 years old and I've been calling her nicknames for the past, oh, 9 years and 363 days and today it occurred to me that maybe she is completely confused when I talk to her. [more inside]
posted by banannafish on Jun 9, 2009 - 40 answers

I love slang and colloquialisms. Where can I go to pick up more? [more inside]
posted by god particle on Apr 28, 2009 - 9 answers

This is obviously a girl-induced question, but generally I dislike the phone no matter who I'm talking to because of good ol' anxiety/being tired. I'll never love the phone, but I was thinking about a few options. 1) Would it help to just randomly call stores daily and ask for things? 2) Volunteering as like a call-handler/receptionist somewhere (I applied for the receptionist deal at memorial park conservation). I'm lazy when it comes to volunteering though and I don't know if #1 is the best option because the other person isn't really talking as I'd be doing all the talking. What does the great council of mefites recommend? And no talking to people in everyday life more is not an option, I don't believe in socializing :).
posted by isoman2kx on Feb 26, 2009 - 19 answers

I am looking for conversational topics/ questions that are relatively easy to answer, on topics that aren't too personal...help me come up with some! [more inside]
posted by gilsonal on Feb 18, 2009 - 31 answers

How can I transform from a low talker into someone people can hear? [more inside]
posted by Bunglegirl on Jan 9, 2009 - 17 answers

My three-year-old daughter talks loud. Loud. LOUD. Any parenting tips/tricks on encouraging quieter communication? [more inside]
posted by jbickers on Sep 7, 2008 - 28 answers

Suggestions on helping me 'spit words out'? [more inside]
posted by sandmanwv on Jun 26, 2008 - 9 answers

Men: Do you socialize in the restroom at work? WHY? [more inside]
posted by kittyprecious on Jun 23, 2008 - 38 answers

Who is the woman sampled speaking on NWA's "Gangsta Gangsta"? She says "hopin' you sophisticated motherfuckers here what I have to say", "he'll fuck up you and yours - and anything that gets in his way", and "he'll just call you a lowlife motherfucker and talk about your funky ways." [more inside]
posted by redteam on Jun 22, 2008 - 16 answers

I know a few people who repeat themselves quite often in conversation. They are doing me no explicit harm, yet I get impatient & sometimes a bit angry. In an effort to be more relaxed about such behavior, I'd like to know more about what drives people to be repetitive, and why it might strike a nerve with recipients such as myself. [more inside]
posted by yorick on Apr 16, 2008 - 34 answers

Muttering to oneself : how much is too much? And what if the muttering consists largely of profanity? See also.
posted by stinkycheese on Feb 21, 2008 - 20 answers

Why can't I articulate thoughts as crisply as I would like to? [more inside]
posted by pwally on Feb 13, 2008 - 24 answers

[ConversationFilter] Me no speaky so good no more. Please help! [more inside]
posted by willie11 on Jan 19, 2008 - 26 answers

A good friend just received a brain cancer diagnosis with an estimated one year survival time. She wants to talk about death and time. She thinks I have something to teach or tell her worth hearing. I'd like to be helpful, but have no confidence in my ability to say or do anything meaningful. What I've said so far she appreciates. What can I read that might help me frame discussions. I don't need pop psychology stuff, or advice dealing with the health care system or funeral arrangements. I like the idea of Zen notions of letting go but am too ignorant to know what to say. Advice, experience, suggestions for gathering information please.
posted by NorthCoastCafe on Jan 7, 2008 - 65 answers

If you are good at both talking and signing, to what extent can you have two simultaneous and different conversations going at the same time?
posted by uandt on Nov 26, 2007 - 16 answers

Help me resolve me an issue with socializing. [more inside]
posted by gregb1007 on Oct 28, 2007 - 7 answers

LinguisticsFilter: A friend of mine tends to unintentionally mix her words at times. What is this called? Examples within.... [more inside]
posted by nevercalm on Aug 15, 2007 - 22 answers

How can a deaf person communicate with a blind person? [more inside]
posted by Locative on Jun 29, 2007 - 15 answers

My basic question is how to do the “let’s get tested for STDs” talk/request without turning off the other person. General responses are great, and if you have the patience to read about my experience inside, specific advice and suggestions would be really nice. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 22, 2007 - 43 answers

How to deal with a loud-mouthed coworker? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 28, 2006 - 17 answers

Whenever a relationship question is asked, it seems like the answer is always "communicate". Talk to the person, explain what's wrong, establish the communication barrier. I'm not saying the answer is wrong - after all, it's a requisite answer for a reason - but surely, it's easier said than done? [more inside]
posted by Phire on Oct 14, 2006 - 12 answers

Talking Too Much: Help me stop. [more inside]
posted by mynameismandab on Oct 7, 2006 - 22 answers

How can a geek/introvert establish a rapport with those soft cuddly things which possess higher fat/muscle ratio (women)? [more inside]
posted by gadha on Oct 6, 2006 - 34 answers

I'd like to improve my english (french is my mother language). [more inside]
posted by vincentm on Dec 8, 2005 - 27 answers

I've started talking in my sleep. Loudly, clearly, and often. [more inside]
posted by sellout on Jun 21, 2005 - 16 answers

I am looking for sound recordings (preferably available online) of a person/persons talking. No reading, no poetry, no spoken word, no plays, no lectures. Just ordinary, everyday talking. Single person rambling preferred, but conversations are okay.
posted by TheIrreverend on Oct 7, 2004 - 7 answers

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Attention all men: I need your expert advice. How do I get my longtime SO to have a conversation about "our relationship" without frightening him and driving him into a clamlike silence? [more inside]
posted by anastasiav on Oct 4, 2004 - 64 answers

How can I stop talking so fast? [details inside] [more inside]
posted by realityblurred on May 17, 2004 - 18 answers

How many of you frequently talk to yourself? Why do you do it? Do you do it more when you're completely alone or do you do it when people are around? Are you halfway talking to yourself and halfway talking to the other people? [more inside.] [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Dec 22, 2003 - 28 answers