Rate your conversation/speaking skills with this scale

[BuGzBuNNy]

Pick the one that best describes you. There is carry over...For example: #3 says, "You think you suck at holding a conversation". That also applies to #1 and #2 as well.

1. Usually has to clarify. Stammers basically every time you speak for an extended length(More than just "hey" or "how's it going"). This person has gotten completely stuck when asked a question, a question that if you were alone would've been easy to answer. Your conversations run dry before they even start.
[Dull, Lackluster]

2. Usually has to clarify when speaking for an extended length. Your conversations run dry very quickly. Somewhere between 1 and 3.
[Dull, Lackluster]

3. Either stammers or has to clarify more often than not when speaking for an extended length. You often feel caught off guard when expected to respond after being spoken to. You worry about what you're going say next. You think you suck at holding a conversation.
[Not interesting]

4. Either stammers or has to clarify sometimes, less often than not. Your conversations tend to run dry after a while and at least one awkward silence is guaranteed. On average, you'd say the person you are talking to is definitely better at holding a conversation than you are, even if only by a little. The person you are talking to usually speaks more than you do. You feel the person you're talking to often feels uncomfortable. If a group is formed, you probably won't lead it.
[Not interesting]

5. Your conversations for the most part run fluently. What you're trying to say is usually understood by the listener(s). You can hold a conversation fairly well but sometimes worry they'll run dry. On average, you'd say the person you're talking to is at the very least slightly better at holding a conversation than you are.
[Somewhat interesting]

6. You think your speaking skills are around average. Your conversations tend to run fluently. On average, you and the person you're talking to say around the same amount of words in a conversation.
[Somewhat interesting]

7. Fluent speaker. This person typically leads his conversations, saying more words than the person/people they're talking to. Sometimes what you were trying to say you feel wasn't fully understood. Awkward silences do happen but they're usually brief and/or not that bad.
[Interesting]

8- This person almost always leads his conversations. Your conversations rarely if ever run dry and there is never an awkward silence. On average, you'd say you're definitely better at holding a conversation than the person/people you're talking to. You never feel like the person you're talking to is uncomfortable.
[Interesting]

9. This person always leads his conversations. Your conversations never run dry and what you're going to say next never crosses your mind, you're immediately ready to respond after something is said to you. Your conversations go exactly how you want them to.
[Confident, Charismatic]

10. Never has to clarify, listener comprehends what you said right away. Your conversations go exactly how you want them to. This person has probably been complemented on their speaking skills in some way.
[Confident, Charismatic]

I imagine the most frequent posters on average are better communicators, but it could be the opposite, or there could be no correlation. I'd rate myself a 3

[blablabla]

3.

[Stuckey]

6 or 7

[-p.tiddy-]

6 or 7
me too

[bmulls]

depends who I'm talking to I guess. With most people probably 6-7, but if I'm talking to my grandma or someone who can literally talk for hours I let them do their thing and throw in an occasional "yeah", "wow" or "right"

[chips93]

depends entirely on who im talking to. somebody i dont know, or dont have much in common with, pretty low, like 3ish.

also, i wouldnt neccesarily say that the more you speak the more charasmatic/interesting you are. plenty of know-it-all assholes talk all the time, control the conversation. it doesnt make them interesting or charismatic. it means he lacks self awareness

[Mr Know It All]

Probably a 7 or an 8, though I try to be mindful NOT to attempt to dominate a conversation as many people consider that rude or obnoxious.

[B-Low]

I'd say 9. I'd be lying if I said I NEVER had to clarify something, but for the most part I'm just a very conversational person. My degree is in Public Relations so they pretty much taught us how to communicate most effectively, speak in front of hostile groups of people, think/respond quickly to unexpected questions and comments, keep our composure and talk our way out of any corner. Smile and wink, smile and wink :oldlol:

[PassTheRock]

Talking to family and close friends; 7-8
Talking with everyone else; 3-4

[Joshumitsu]

Somewhere in between a 3 and 4.

Quite often, I find myself in awkward predicaments with attractive women who display interest in me but are waiting for me to start something. I don't. So, when they attempt to initiate a conversation, I end up stammering and sounding like an idiot with little clarity. Sometimes they find it endearing but I find it too awkward and am too ashamed to continue.

This happened at the book store today.

:(

I'm such an idiot.

[nathanjizzle]

i suck at speaking. but one day i will learn to articulate and be well spoken.

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[TheSilentKiller]

6 or 7
samesies

[magic chiongson]

i'm twice better when im drunk (or high back in the days), that's all i know

[EnoughSaid]

I talk a lot, and love presenting speeches and whatnot. My Public Speaking teacher says I'm probably one of the best she's had over the past 27 years. :cheers: But if you're talking about flirting with a girl and just hanging out, I'm almost always the one starting conversations, continuing them, bringing up a bunch of things, etc. So somewhere between a 9-10.

[L.Kizzle]

Between 8 or 10 depending on who that person is.

I kilt an interview at work the other day just by speaking hot shit. I call it the three C's of Cuccess. Confidence, charisma, charming.

[RaininTwos]

Kizzle kill yourself. You can't even make a proper thread, yet you call yourself a master at the art of the conversation.

To be a great talker, you have to share details, I couldn't imagine being friends with you. I would get so tired about asking questions that prompt you to share details that anyone with a brain would use in their story. I might end up bitch slapping you.

Kizzle:"I saw this girl today and she was so hot"

*end of conversation*

[TheSilentKiller]

Kizzle kill yourself. You can't even make a proper thread, yet you call yourself a master at the art of the conversation.

To be a great talker, you have to share details, I couldn't imagine being friends with you. I would get so tired about asking questions that prompt you to share details that anyone with a brain would use in their story. I might end up bitch slapping you.

Kizzle:"I saw this girl today and she was so hot"

*end of conversation*
Thats harsh :lol

[L.Kizzle]

Kizzle kill yourself. You can't even make a proper thread, yet you call yourself a master at the art of the conversation.

To be a great talker, you have to share details, I couldn't imagine being friends with you. I would get so tired about asking questions that prompt you to share details that anyone with a brain would use in their story. I might end up bitch slapping you.

Kizzle:"I saw this girl today and she was so hot"

*end of conversation*
:lol Come on man,

Just cause I don't write ISH essays like Gobb or Kblaze or ShaqAttack I'm a bad speaker?

Don't let this little thing here we call a message board fool you.

[Jailblazers7]

7 is pretty accurate for me

[RaininTwos]

:lol Come on man,

Just cause I don't write ISH essays like Gobb or Kblaze or ShaqAttack I'm a bad speaker?

Don't let this little thing here we call a message board fool you.

Details dont turn your one sentence threads into essays bro

[andgar923]

Am I the only one that can either be a 1 or an 8?

My mind travels a million miles per hour and at times I have bad speaking days. By that I mean I don't annunciate, can't pronounce I mumble the last part of my sentences, talk very fast, start off with one thought but finish with another (some of you may have noticed that one).

Then there's times when I capture people's attention, not just those I'm talking to directly but even other people around. People will stop and focus on what I have to say and everything just 'flows' naturally, with clarity, and precision. Authoritative but relatable.

I guess I'm weird.

[L.Kizzle]

Details dont turn your one sentence threads into essays bro
The sentence is a detail.



Kizzle:"I saw this girl today and she was so hot"

*end of conversation*
"She was hot." Nigha, that's the detail. I'm describing the girl, as hot.

[BuGzBuNNy]

Am I the only one that can either be a 1 or an 8?

My mind travels a million miles per hour and at times I have bad speaking days. By that I mean I don't annunciate, can't pronounce I mumble the last part of my sentences, talk very fast, start off with one thought but finish with another (some of you may have noticed that one).

Then there's times when I capture people's attention, not just those I'm talking to directly but even other people around. People will stop and focus on what I have to say and everything just 'flows' naturally, with clarity, and precision. Authoritative but relatable.

I guess I'm weird.
They completely contradict each other. "There is carry over" is key from the OP. That said..

#4 says, "The person you are talking to usually speaks more than you do" while #8 says, "This person almost always leads his conversations".
#4 says "On average, you'd say the person you are talking to is definitely better at holding a conversation than you are, even if only by a little" while #8 says, "On average, you'd say you're definitely better at holding a conversation than the person/people you're talking to".
#4 says "You feel the person you're talking to often feels uncomfortable" while #8 says "You never feel like the person you're talking to is uncomfortable"

Unless you're just talking about day to day(which now that I read the rest of your post I think you are), but still, "On average" and "usually" is key.

[RaininTwos]

The sentence is a detail.



"She was hot." Nigha, that's the detail. I'm describing the girl, as hot.
:biggums:

man fvck you

[SourPatchKids]

7 with guys, 4-10 with girls. Depends on the girl.

[L.Kizzle]

:biggums:

man fvck you
Details.

[RaininTwos]

Details.
8/10 post.

Serious conversations skills displayed here. Supporting details are being laid out in a perfectly logical manner and really interests the posters here at ISH.

[L.Kizzle]

8/10 post.

Serious conversations skills displayed here. Supporting details are being laid out in a perfectly logical manner and really interests the posters here at ISH.
Come on man,

You think I care about all that? I just try to have fun here. Hell, I do a few of those to get on peoples nerves you actually give a damn (like you :lol .) Just lighten up and have fun. I'll post a short story when need be.

[Legends66NBA7]

3. Either stammers or has to clarify more often than not when speaking for an extended length. You often feel caught off guard when expected to respond after being spoken to. You worry about what you're going say next. You think you suck at holding a conversation.[Not interesting]

Probably this in RL.

[BuGzBuNNy]

depends entirely on who im talking to. somebody i dont know, or dont have much in common with, pretty low, like 3ish.

also, i wouldnt neccesarily say that the more you speak the more charasmatic/interesting you are. plenty of know-it-all assholes talk all the time, control the conversation. it doesnt make them interesting or charismatic. it means he lacks self awareness
True

[Legends66NBA7]

9. This person always leads his conversations. Your conversations never run dry and what you're going to say next never crosses your mind, you're immediately ready to respond after something is said to you. Your conversations go exactly how you want them to.
[Confident, Charismatic]

On ISH.

Big difference between RL and ISH, I guess.

[RaininTwos]

Come on man,

You think I care about all that? I just try to have fun here. Hell, I do a few of those to get on peoples nerves you actually give a damn (like you :lol .) Just lighten up and have fun. I'll post a short story when need be.

There really is no justification for what you do. It has nothing to do with caring about writing short stories(the only short story you know is fabricated non-sense you tell about how you "lost" your virginity), it's just that any dude that talks about how hot a girl is will add in details. Details like what she was wearing, a celeb she looks like, how big T and A were,etc..

You tell more about yourself than you do the girl. These are just things that I've noticed over the years.

[tmacattack33]

Unless I know what I'm talking about, i don't really say much.

I'm kinda ridiculously self conscious and i over think shit. In school i was one of the super-quiet kids up until junior yr of high school or so (i don't why that happened specifically, but towards the end of high school people were more mature and the pressure to be cool or whatever dissipated and mostly everyone talked to everyone, regardless of popularity) . It kinda sucks. I'm trying to get rid of it.

[BuGzBuNNy]

I'd say 9. I'd be lying if I said I NEVER had to clarify something, but for the most part I'm just a very conversational person. My degree is in Public Relations so they pretty much taught us how to communicate most effectively, speak in front of hostile groups of people, think/respond quickly to unexpected questions and comments, keep our composure and talk our way out of any corner. Smile and wink, smile and wink :oldlol:
If you can remember, about where would you say you rated prior to taking some of the key courses to get your degree?

[ace23]

I randomly start convos with a lot of strangers for trolling purposes, and I'm pretty fluent with them. I'd give myself a 8-9 there.

With my friends, probably about a 6-7.

With people I know who I don't consider friends, probably 2-3.

[L.Kizzle]

There really is no justification for what you do. It has nothing to do with caring about writing short stories(the only short story you know is fabricated non-sense you tell about how you "lost" your virginity), it's just that any dude that talks about how hot a girl is will add in details. Details like what she was wearing, a celeb she looks like, how big T and A were,etc..

You tell more about yourself than you do the girl. These are just things that I've noticed over the years.
Who says there is no justification?

And I don't remember telling a story about how I lost my virginity. :lol

And you're taking this message board a little too seriously.

[Scholar]

Sober: 7
High: 9
Buzzed: 8


When I'm high or buzzed, I just say whatever comes to mind without worrying about my responses.

[RaininTwos]

Who says there is no justification?

And I don't remember telling a story about how I lost my virginity. :lol

And you're taking this message board a little too seriously.

If I took this forum seriously I would create shitty threads about women I saw but didn't talk to or artists that everyone knows who aren't relevant in today's musical landscape.

[Scholar]

Kizzle kill yourself. You can't even make a proper thread, yet you call yourself a master at the art of the conversation.

To be a great talker, you have to share details, I couldn't imagine being friends with you. I would get so tired about asking questions that prompt you to share details that anyone with a brain would use in their story. I might end up bitch slapping you.

Kizzle:"I saw this girl today and she was so hot"

*end of conversation*

:roll: I have a friend like that. He'll tell me something like, "I got into a fight today." Then I have to play 21 questions with him to find out the specifics of the fight, such as 'Did you win?', 'Who did you fight?', 'Where did this happen?', etc.

[L.Kizzle]

If I took this forum seriously I would create shitty threads about women I saw but didn't talk to or artists that everyone knows who aren't relevant in today's musical landscape.
Damn man, why you always in my shit? You wanna be me nigha!

[RaininTwos]

Damn man, why you always in my shit? You wanna be me nigha!
Yes, I want to be so Afrocentric that I wake up drenched in soul-glo.

[L.Kizzle]

Yes, I want to be so Afrocentric that I wake up drenched in soul-glo.
I never used jheri-curl activator in my life. I did have a conk for a short time.

[d.bball.guy]

-2

Seriously, though, 1. :(

[BuGzBuNNy]

Scale sucks. Plenty of people are confident and speak well but just run their mouth and are boring/annoying as shit.
:lol The scale is more about the description than whats in brackets, though I'd say in general whats in brackets are pretty accurate.

[RaininTwos]

In all seriousness, I want to be a thorpe/10 in terms of story telling. That area is kinda weak for me. the way he tells stories makes me lean towards the monitor and swipe my screen like I'm reading a book on my phone to get to the next page. then i break out of my idiotic trance and realize that I need to use the mouse to scroll down and i get sucked in once again.

[RaininTwos]

Nah Rake tells the best stories. Really, all of his posts have a weird aura about them. Like for some reason I read all of his posts in a semi-sarcastic, yet unaware tone but most of the time he's being serious.
We've talked about this, he's awesome too. :oldlol:

I can never tell if he's being serious or not, but he's entertaining as hell.

[Eat Like A Bosh]

I randomly start convos with a lot of strangers for trolling purposes, and I'm pretty fluent with them. I'd give myself a 8-9 there.

With my friends, probably about a 6-7.

With people I know who I don't consider friends, probably 2-3.
So in other words, you have better conversations with strangers than with your friends? :oldlol: Mind blown

[Eat Like A Bosh]

Probably around a 3 with a random dude which I don't have much in common.

With my friends, probably around a 6. I'm no comedian, even though I occasionally blurt out some funny shit at times. If it's a large group, I usually be more of a listener. But tbh, how much I talk, usually depends on who I'm talking to

[shlver]

Probably 2. With people I know, 5.

[ace23]

So in other words, you have better conversations with strangers than with your friends? :oldlol: Mind blown
Yeah, I just say whatever comes to my mind around people I know I will never see again. Told this random ***** he looked like A$AP Rocky the other day. Asked him when the album was dropping.

I'm 10 times better with random chicks I get at on the street than I am with bitches I know.

[B-Low]

If you can remember, about where would you say you rated prior to taking some of the key courses to get your degree?

Before college i'd probably say I was at about a 6 or 7. My overall self confidence skyrocketed in college as opposed to the HS version of myself. I was always good when it came to holding convos with friends and stuff, but the communications courses and just social life in general thru college made me a lot more comfortable when it came to speaking to strangers.

Part of it was just natural growth and maturity that comes with getting older, part of it was increased self confidence and part of it was the actual classes and major.

[Myth]

I think I am pretty high on that list. Rarely do I have to clarify, and when I do, it is because of the comprehension skills of the person I am speaking with.

**waits for somebody to ask for clarification**

[DeuceWallaces]

Definitely on the high end, but required to speak, give seminars, hold meeting with potentially intimidating colleagues, and teach material on a regular basis. Pretty comfortable, don't stammer, very aware of pacing ums, sos, and other distracting repetitive banter. Definitely keep the mood light with what's been described as enthusiastic cynicism.

[imdaman99]

harvey specter is a 10 :rockon:

me on the other hand, prob a 5 or 6. i dont go out of my way to talk to strangers but i am ok with them if they ask questions. being in nyc, there are 10 million strangers, so cant avoid them all lol.

[JellyBean]

#5

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

8 in terms of conversational ability, 5-6 in terms of delivery

i talk waaaaay too fast and i haven't felt nervous, anxious or anything in quite a minute

its seriously a fukkin pain in the ass like u know how latinos specially ricans speak ultra fast to communicate themselves like ten syllables a second

yeah same thing

[VishaltotheG]

Anywhere from 2-5, depending on the person I'm talking to.

[airchibundo507]

3-5 depending on the setting and who I'm talking to.

[BuGzBuNNy]

I don't get it. I have nothing to talk about, period :(
Maybe its because I don't lead an active life? Is that it? Are most of your conversations about something you did earlier that day or earlier in the week? Do I just need to start doing more so that I can talk about what I did?

[BuGzBuNNy]

Make up a fake life or talk about someone else's life as if it were your own. We have plenty of good people to choose from here on ISH.
But then I'd have to keep up the fake life lie.

[BuGzBuNNy]

Well maybe it's just me but lies are easy to keep up with. I don't have much of a real life to clutter the memory storage space where my lie would be stored so I can pull it off.

Are you just trying to talk to women?
Ha, I'm the same way really. But If I'm trying to get close with the girl then that'd make it difficult to keep her from knowing the lie was a lie, depending on how big the lie.

Primarily women since I don't really care that my conversation skills suck when talking to guys, though it'd be cool to improve that too.

[RaininTwos]

I don't get it. I have nothing to talk about, period :(
Maybe its because I don't lead an active life? Is that it? Are most of your conversations about something you did earlier that day or earlier in the week? Do I just need to start doing more so that I can talk about what I did?
Talk about the other person.

[L.Kizzle]

Ha, I'm the same way really. But If I'm trying to get close with the girl then that'd make it difficult to keep her from knowing the lie was a lie, depending on how big the lie.

Primarily women since I don't really care that my conversation skills suck when talking to guys, though it'd be cool to improve that too.
Practice.

[BuGzBuNNy]

Talk about the other person.
Gets me nowhere. I just got out of one of my classes. I sit next to a girl who pretty clearly wants me to talk to her. Literally, she's just sitting there kind of looking my way like, "are you not going to say anything?" while playing with her pen in her hand. This is common with me, happens in basically all my classes.

She told me she had an exam in her next period. I waited til after class to tell her "good luck on your exam", and she responded "oh thanks I need it". By then I was already turned around walking away :facepalm

[longhornfan1234]

My speaking skills rival Barry Obama, William Clinton, JFK, and FDR.

[L.Kizzle]

You know what? It's stupid that a thread like this even has to exist. (No offense OP), but all a bitch has to do for a guy to want to f*ck her is be pretty and not have AIDS. They don't have to have any personality or actual worth as a person. But guys, we have to do all of this extra shit. And even then it's not even guaranteed that she'll f*ck us afterward.
Welcome to the real world.

We do all this shit. We in the gym, gettin' our money up, nice car, nice place of residence all to (try) and get some psuuy ... try.

All a bich gotta do is offer ... hey you want some ... and before she can even finish "yes bich, yes."

[BuGzBuNNy]

Usually when I try to talk to them about them, I ask a close ended question where they can respond yes or no..but to avoid the awkwardness they try to elaborate in which is still awkward because I have nothing to say after they're done elaborating. And if I do its something like "oh thats cool" or another closed ended question.

[L.Kizzle]

Don't feel bad. 9/10 times they're just yapping off about some bullshit that no one cares about so it's no surprise you aren't interested enough to keep the convo going. That's her fault for being boring, not yours.
True, I went on a date last week and she was just yapping about random shit. They talk for about seven minute stretches, and once they finish you gotta br paying attention so you can jump in and give your 2 cents like "yeah, I know what you saying" or "for real, that's good."

[BuGzBuNNy]

I went on a date two weeks ago. We don't talk anymore.

[L.Kizzle]

I went on a date two weeks ago. We don't talk anymore.
Why don't you talk anymore?

[Batz]

Why don't you talk anymore?
Don't think they talked to begin with.


amri?

[BuGzBuNNy]

Why don't you talk anymore?
Well...
When I left her house two Saturdays ago (A little after midnight) she told me to text her when I got home. She was already dosing off before I left so she probably was asleep by the time I did. I texted her again later the next day saying something like "just got the email, thanks for returning the movie"(We rented a movie from Redbox, my credit card, I left it there because she told me she'd return it since there was one close to her apartment). She never responded. True enough neither of the texts I sent her warrants a response, but something tells me she wouldn't respond if I said something like "hey" or "what are you doing this weekend?", and I honestly don't feel like sending her a third text in a row and coming up blank.

Probably thought I was boring. She did say "you don't talk much, do you?". She stays like 40 miles away and I was kind of mad she sent me home that night so I probably wouldn't drive that far again unless I knew I was getting some.

[BuGzBuNNy]

Don't think they talked to begin with.


amri?
:oldlol: basically

[Clifton]

I am extremely introverted, so there is no easy answer. I'm not bad at talking, and I'm quite good at speaking (they're different), but it's always an effort. I guess the baseline would be a 3, but with a lot of exceptions. And with those exceptions I can go anywhere from 4 to 9. (9 would be like: a debate setting, or some setting in which I was very knowledgeable and was placed in a leadership role, like when I'm teaching. With people I'm very comfortable with I'm probably like a 5-6.)

There are also exceptions where I get really nervous and anxious in which I'm a 1. This is usually when there are a lot of people around me I get a very bad feeling about. I went to a convention of vendors for work a couple months ago, which means that I just walked around a room for 2 hours while every smiling face was trying to profit off me. Disingenuousness and dishonesty clam me up. When I get the feeling I'm not talking to real people.

[pauk]

11...

I dont talk to males and i am just to attractive to be needing to speak to females, the times i sometimes speak is only to answer a question from females and that is mostly "Yes or No" after a careful evaluation of that females appearance (a typical question is "Will you please *beep* me?"), but even that can be bypassed using simply head movement or facial expression...

:cheers:

[BuGzBuNNy]

11...

I dont talk to males and i am just to attractive to be needing to speak to females, the times i sometimes speak is only to answer a question from females and that is mostly "Yes or No" after a careful evaluation of that females appearance (a typical question is "Will you please *beep* me?"), but even that can be bypassed using simply head movement or facial expression...

:cheers:
:durantunimpressed:

[PistonsFan#21]

5 or 6 with random people.

[IcanzIIravor]

I alternate between 5 and 6 on average.

[RaininTwos]

Gets me nowhere. I just got out of one of my classes. I sit next to a girl who pretty clearly wants me to talk to her. Literally, she's just sitting there kind of looking my way like, "are you not going to say anything?" while playing with her pen in her hand. This is common with me, happens in basically all my classes.

She told me she had an exam in her next period. I waited til after class to tell her "good luck on your exam", and she responded "oh thanks I need it". By then I was already turned around walking away :facepalm
Thats a weak as **** approach, but at least you said something . If you really wanted her ,i hope you at least asked her how it went and started another conversation with her. Trust me, being a great conversationalist isn't an easy task and I doubt that I'm at that level but getting better and being able to handle a variety of personalities and situations does wonders for your confidence .

[BuGzBuNNy]

Thats a weak as **** approach, but at least you said something . If you really wanted her ,i hope you at least asked her how it went and started another conversation with her. Trust me, being a great conversationalist isn't an easy task and I doubt that I'm at that level but getting better and being able to handle a variety of personalities and situations does wonders for your confidence .
She was looking at her review so I asked what class it was for. She told me and added that it would have 100 questions on it, I responded "wow", then she proceeded to explain how she'd been studying all weekend. That was before class started. I plan on asking how it went tomorrow.

[Lamar Doom]

probably 9. if there's one area I'm really strong in it's english/rhetoric. it's interesting too because I fancy myself an introvert, I've just been always really good at "faking it" socially. Extremely quick witted and able to to gather my thoughts quickly and coherently with ease. I am probably considered more intelligent than I really am because of it, it's an "academic" virtue that I've been blessed with.

[chips93]

She was looking at her review so I asked what class it was for. She told me and added that it would have 100 questions on it, I responded "wow", then she proceeded to explain how she'd been studying all weekend. That was before class started. I plan on asking how it went tomorrow.

whenever i have some sort of contrived thing in my head, prepared to say beforehand, people can always tell. like immediately. and it just doesnt work, if im not being genuine, people see that, so having 'a plan' on what to say doesnt work.

maybe its just me though

[BuGzBuNNy]

whenever i have some sort of contrived thing in my head, prepared to say beforehand, people can always tell. like immediately. and it just doesnt work, if im not being genuine, people see that, so having 'a plan' on what to say doesnt work.

maybe its just me though
Oh I think you're absolutely correct. I even included in number nine, "What you're going to say next never even crosses your mind." But I don't know, I'm thinking that maybe I can fake it till I make it. I also feel it's only right that I ask how it went, and that's not going to come about naturally, not anymore at least. I'd have to forget I planned on asking or just not ask.

[PullupJay]

7 or 8

On a side note:

I find that when I meet someone new that looks like somebody I already know, I start talking to them as if they were the person I know. Oddly, they respond and communicate the same way. The chemistry is nearly identical its scary.

[StateOfMind12]

I would say generally I am a 5-6. As someone said, it depends entirely on who I am talking to and the environment (where I am).

I think when everyone is around their close friends though they are all 8-10.

[StateOfMind12]

By the way OP, how did you make this scale? Did you copy and paste that from somewhere else or.....?

[Just2McFly]

In terms of game:

No one here is weaker than bladers, I bet he can't even get his blow doll's ****** wet with 15 minutes of time and two bottles of lube

[JerrySteakhouse]

I'm a horrible conversationalist to new people, getting better at it though. If I known you for a bit and I'm comfortable around you I can talk to you for days.

[miller-time]

Depending on the day, 5, 6, or 7. Some days my brain just isn't in gear, but other times everything is clicking.

[d.bball.guy]

Wow. I felt like a 1 just a couple of months ago and now I think I'm at 4. I'm definitely improving! :cheers:

[Legend of Josh]

Alright, let's think about this for a second. If we're asking the general ISH population, there's only a select few who come to mind, and it shouldn't be that difficult to arrive at who's the cream of the crop.

I emphasise crop because we're talking about the great state of Iowa, and who other but ISH's very own LamarDooms to put under the limelight. I mean, he's out there in Hollywood making dreams come true. Small town country boi transformed into Los Angeles superstar, and no, I don't mean the Black Mamba.

To be in such a talented, skillful, prolific position, you must be well equipped with convo skills, speaking... whether it be public or formal party speaking skills, etc. When they first introduced the red carpet in the celebrity universe, they had dudes like Josh (LOL, of course not me, but LD who is also known as Josh in RL) in mind.

So while he's way too modest to rank himself in these skill sets, we can all commonly arrive at the consensus he's top dawg in these much needed Hollywood attributes when it comes to being a successful all-my-dreams-are-coming-true superstars such as homeboi.

:applause:

:cheers:

... oh but wait, me making this post is frowned upon, but he can make a random diss at me and nothing is thought of it. Yeah, double-standard card. LOL, thought so. All good.

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[Legend of Josh]

probably 9. if there's one area I'm really strong in it's english/rhetoric. it's interesting too because I fancy myself an introvert, I've just been always really good at "faking it" socially. Extremely quick witted and able to to gather my thoughts quickly and coherently with ease. I am probably considered more intelligent than I really am because of it, it's an "academic" virtue that I've been blessed with.

:oldlol:

I wasn't even aware you posted in this thread. Looking back, and seeing as you have, it comes full circle. Self-deek-sucking. No surprise there.

[Wile E. Coyote]

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[Legend of Josh]

... I mean all the joking and bullshit aside ... let's just all keep it real. LD, Josh, or whatever you want us to refer to you as - when are you going to actually "make it" in this Hollywood dream (dream, yeah, I think that sounds about right, being in the literal sense a fantasy world where things only happen in the mind, and not in an actual RL setting).

I want to be a fan, I really do. I want to be a LamarDoom, Josh, whatever it is. I want to be a believer. Make me, make us belivers Josh. What's your next big project. When is your next "oh I'll be appearing in episode 11 for three seconds" and you just happen to forget to mention to us in between all that you'll be taking coffee and lunch orders for B level silver screen nobodys who talk down to you... I'm confident you'd be rolling off toilet paper and literally wiping the asses of these idiots you're aspiring to be if that's what it takes to put you on the same who-gives-a-fu*k pedestal they're on. Where is your pride man?

:confusedshrug:

LOL, I can't wait until you (and the poor man's LamarDoom starface) MAKE IT and you can look back at all this blow up in my face. My God, I can't wait. Please, sooner than later, let it happen. Please.

On a final note... he will completely dodge my actual ? and he will start his own diss campaign. Make note, he will not address his current career status, his progression, or any of that. It'll be about insults back towards me, etc. I'm trying to gather some info on him and his Hollywood shit going on, but I'm confident he'll do whatever he can to shift the focus away from that. We'll see though.

[BuGzBuNNy]

:cheers:

I'd say i've worked my way up to a 4, close to 5. I've simply realized that i'm naturally at extreme ease, and with that I'll naturally communicate differently than others. So..I've kinda just accepted my relatively low tone/voice so I just chill, relax and speak at my pace. What I've really realized is that now that I'm rolling in school Im a beast at explaining school related stuff to another student.