h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well telephone talking some people are good at it but I go to bits and get tounge tied

Perhaps his verbal comunication skills are as good as his written ones?

Oh, don't mock it - I'm actually bad at phoning, because I am *afraid* of calling people! Go figure

I would say maths was my major stumbling block at school and college

I am horrible at math!

In UK we call it Mathamatic or Maths but never math

In UK we call it Mathamatics or Maths but never math

Double posting sorry

There's one book I own that states quite plainly that the correct title is Mathematics, or Maths for short, and that 'Math ith a Roman Catholic thervithe'.


Geggs

In Germany, we just say "Mathe", short for "Mathematik" - it's not a plural here!

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I'm sorry but that's pedantry of the lowest order. The British-English rule only applied to Guide Entries.

Mathematics and spelling odviously

Malabarista - "I'm actually bad at phoning, because I am *afraid* of calling people!"

I can be like that too. I don't like phoning companies r anything like that. I've got better at it though.

How? Any tips?

(sorry bout the topic drift)

Elentari I am like that on the telephone I get in a cold sweat but have to bite the bullet

I work on the telephone all day and have found it best to
a) have everything to hand eg if you are phoning a company to enquire about something have your query written down with questions
and b) smile. I know that sounds daft but it does actually work. It puts both you and the person you're taliking to in a good mood and makes conversation easier.

Smile? OK, I know it works when singing to subtly alter the pitch/help maintain it, but over the phone?

Actully smiling on the telephone does work

you'd be suprised. Give it go, go on, I dare you. It really does work. It makes you sound like you know what you're talking about even when you haven't a clue, because it gives your voice a sort of authority almost.

I've just become more confident as I've got older and had to do more of it, that's all.