Nervous on the phone

[Huffman]

Hey guys, just set up a date 5min ago, but this time I really noticed how I was talking kind of fast, and nervously. Mind you, it wasn't THAT bad (and she accepted the date btw), but it left me kind of dumbfounded. Usually I'm pretty good on the phone, and I'm certainly not supernervous on dates.

Not so this time; do you guys have some tricks for staying collected on the phone?

 

[vatoloco]

This is what I used to do back in the day.

Again, just don't become a fvcking alcoholic.

 

[Naughty Ninja]

Play music at a low volume in the background, or take a picture of a comedian and or person you find unattractive from a magazine etc and look at it either to think funny thoughts and or calm yourself down and not think about the person on the lines looks as much.

Maybe write down some unique questions to ask them as well to get them talking more about themselves while you listen to key points that you can use for a next topic (if you plan on talking a bit) usually make phone calls brief.

Alcohol isn't that good as you may drink more than you planned if you are really nervous.

 

[Vanilla]

I hate talking on the phone in general. I usually call when I'm outside, it helps to keep me at peace and I always keep in mind that the outcome doesn't matter, only what I learn from that conversation to do better on the next call.

 

[Huffman]

Haha no booze

But calling outside is pretty good I think! You're naturally talking loud and slow because of the background noise. I don't talk for long anyways, so that's a good tip, thanks!