communicate better

I feel like I was really out of practice. Lately I’ve been in more and more social situations. Practice makes better!

I am volunteering with an afterschool program for 7-8th graders. Working with the children makes me very aware of my faulty communication skills. It’s hard to talk to them. I will continue to do this and from this my communication will improve with them. I can carry that to other arenas of my life and my communication will improve all around.

Unfortunately, I can’t say it. I attribute this to growing up a total bookworm. I practically lived in the library. I spent more time reading than interacting with people. I can always confidently write down what I want to say but I can never effectively say it. It’s very interesting, my sister is the exact opposite of me. She is a great communicator and knows how to turn anything into a funny story but she hates to write anything down. I would one day like to talk to people as easily as I write. How do I get there? If anyone has any advice please share!