Questions tagged [verbal-communication]
For questions about issues specific to speaking out loud. Do not use this tag for questions about general communication.
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How to gently but firmly approach someone about leading me on
So, long story short, I (man) was led on by a woman, let's call her Alice for convenience, over the course of about two months (In a previous revision I included a summary of the relationship, but I ...
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Strategies for talking less on dates or job interviews
I have a problem where I talk too much on dates and job interviews. This can lead to revealing too much information, not asking enough questions (especially on dates), and veering into overly intense ...
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Parents are forcing me to attend coaching despite it is affecting my mental health
Context: I am a 17 year old boy, currently in grade 10. I also go to extra coaching classes after school for Mathematics.
Here's the problem: I don't feel good in the coaching centre that I go to. ...
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How to handle a person joining a conversation by asking a question you just answered?
I ran into this issue multiple times and I don't know how to act. For context: communicating in groups does not come naturally to me, so I often rely on skills I learned over time and not everyone may ...
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How and when should I bring up to dates that I am a gun owner?
I am a licensed, responsible gun owner. I own one handgun that I use to shoot at the range. I keep it locked in a safe as required by law, and (although I am allowed to) I do not keep live ammunition ...
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How can we convince grandmother to use the dishwasher?
Grandmother needs to start using the dishwasher, she evidently can no longer wash dishes by hand.
I visited my grandmother today, she served me some fried salmon and a bowl of ice cream. Afterwards, I ...
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Family of migraine patient - how to help kids understand violent outbursts of migraine patient (mother) in response to noise
I had assumed that my wife was a bad person due to the way she behaved when my daughter cried for any reason. She would get angry and even at times hit my daughter when she cried instead of consoling ...
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As a customer, how to deal with an unresponsive company representative without poisoning the relationship?
I am currently in the process of building a house, which is quite a stressful experience.
The site administrator (my immediate contact person) was recently replaced. The previous administrator was a ...
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How to communicate to my girlfriend that I'd like us to spend more time talking to each other?
I've recently (in the past two weeks) entered a relationship with a girl I've been dating for about two months. We, so far, seem to be pretty compatible with each other and I'm happy.
A little ...
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Me and my close friend often have phases when we do not talk to each other
This is very repetitive. We are very close friends, probably the only close friends of each other. But still, this happens again and again. For example, last time I was traveling, my close friend did ...
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A friend always talks in dry-professional language even though being very close to me for years
It is strange that one of my close friends, who I know for years and have spent a lot of time in recreational activities, talks to me in very dry-professional language. It is a very minor thing, but ...
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How to ask parents to stop screaming at other sibling?
There is a large age-gap between my younger sibling and I (it's just the two of us). I am a college student (at home due to the pandemic), while she is in middle school. More often than not, I find ...
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Dress code due to worry about staining lounge and homeware for casual get together
My friend is worried about potential staining and marking of her white and bright expensive lounge and other homeware goods. She is hosting a casual get-together with close friends at her home so she ...
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I don't want to make a free website anymore. Also concerned person may have signed up for auto-renewing hosting
Related to my last question, I'm trying to gain experience and a portfolio and offered to make someone a website for free. Things have not gone as smoothly as hoped for a number of reasons:
The ...
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Landlord was knocking on my door close to midnight regarding a (minor) complaint (that I had nothing to do with)
I recently moved into a new home. I share the place with 2 other roommates. Last night close to midnight the landlord came over banging on my bedroom door. I was about to fall asleep. It turned out ...
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