My advice may be a tad unorthodox, but what I find is a good way to hone your speaking skills is to talk to people you don't know and will probably never see again in your entire lifetime. It's good practice. STrike up a conversation with the people at the supermarket, or the bookstore, or even in a public restroom, but don't get too chummy there. It worked for me. Talking to people I didn't know helped bridge the gap for me to talk to people I do know.
One thing about groups of people. I hate going places with a big group of people because it's like you never really have any deep conversations, except with maybe one member of the group. As of now, I look at conversations as an art form, so in order to have the best conversation, you must take a sort of artistic approach to it. In a group setting, there are too many distractions, and nobody is really listening anyway. They're all thinking about what everyone is thinking of them. ENd of stroy.
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