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Why I am too shy to talk on a microphone in an online chat? Do you the same problems like me ? I am afraid of talking with language partners through voice chat or video. However, I know them quite a long time but we all still just text chat. I always feel uncomfortable when my foreign friends ask me to do a voice chat. I know it is just voice chat, but I am scared. I have tried a voice chat maybe three times, but I thought it was not work. I did not how to speak and my brain stopped thinking. Surprisingly, when I use a text chat. I text every fast and the process of my thinking is faster. I think it is because I can use much time to consider what I am going to say. I can express my idea through writing but not speaking. To tell the truth, I am too shy to speak with foreign friends in many parts of the world. However, when I met foreigners in person by accident in a university. I wasn't scared. I was happy to talk with them. I know that learning languages by texting to each other is not the best way to learn. Speaking face to face through a video call if we live in different country is better but I have never did it. I lost many of friends when I told them I cannot used voice chat or video call. I was too shy to do it and I just felt awkward to talk. Have you faced this problem? I don't know how to solve it, but I am trying to talk to a mirror or myself. Maybe I need some scripts before accepting a voice chat XD My English skills are not quite good especially speaking and listening, so it makes me afraid of talking with friends in various topic. I think I cannot make it. I am scared if I don't know how to answer. I am not a talkative girl so our chatting must be boring. If I can only read and write but I cannot speak, it is a fail study language ! In spite of I have learned English since I was young, but I still shy to use it. I hope I can solve and find a good way to escape from being shy. Sorry for my poor writing and thanks in advance for correction.
2014年7月27日 04:20
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Why am I too shy to talk on a microphone in an online chat?

Do you have the same problems like me ?

I am afraid of talking with language partners through voice chat or video.
However, I have known them quite a long time but we all still just text chat.
I always feel uncomfortable when my foreign friends ask me to do a voice chat.
I know it is just voice chat, but I am scared.
I have tried a voice chat maybe three times, but I thought it would not work.
I did not how to speak and my brain stopped thinking.

Surprisingly, when I use a text chat, I text very fast and the process of my thinking is faster.
I think it is because I can use more time to consider what I am going to say.
I can express my idea through writing but not speaking.
To tell the truth, I am too shy to speak with foreign friends in many parts of the world.
However, when I met foreigners in person by accident in a university, I wasn't scared.
I was happy to talk with them.

I know that learning languages by texting to each other is not the best way to learn.
Speaking face to face through a video call if we live in different countries is better but I have never done it.
I lost many of friends when I told them I cannot use voice chat or video call.
I was too shy to do it and I just felt awkward to talk.

Have you faced this problem?
I don't know how to solve it, but I am trying to talk to a mirror or myself.
Maybe I need some scripts before accepting a voice chat XD
My English skills are not quite good especially speaking and listening, so it makes me afraid of talking with friends about various topics. I think I cannot make it.
I am scared if I don't know how to answer.
I am not a talkative girl so our chatting must be boring.

If I can only read and write but I cannot speak, it is a fail study language !
In spite of I having learned English since I was young, but I am still shy to use it.
I hope I can solve this problem and find a good way to escape from being shy.

Sorry for my poor writing and thanks in advance for the correction.

 

Your writing is very good! Keep up the good work! ^^ 

I completely understand what you're saying. I have several friends that I help with English, and they help me with Korean. I usually just message them, because I'm too shy to speak in Korean. ㅠㅠ

Just keep practicing! I hope we can both overcome our shyness!

2014年7月27日
Thank you you guys for great advice. I will try to practice and overcome my shyness. I know first time is the hardest !! but I will.
2014年7月27日
No, you are not alone! I was and (sort of continue) to be the same way! I got over this fear by just doing it! The first time was not bad at all and the person was really nice. So, once you did it the first time it gets better. However, we only spoke through audio, no cameras. I still don't want to use video chat, it sounds too awkward! I think that it helps to fine someone who is really good at your native language and only wants to improve their speaking/conversation skills. That way the main language being used would be your native language, although they could still help you with your target language.
2014年7月27日
I really like your writing skills, If there is no problem I would like to chat with you. :)
2014年7月27日
Hello, I think most people has this kind of problem when they meet someone for the first time but, It is all about self-esteem and confidence. I consider myself a shy person and sometimes I avoid some situations because of that. Nowadays I'm more okay with it, maybe because I work now and there is college and stuffs. So my advice is: Try to talk first just for voice chat, no cameras. It will be helpful to start. Explain to the person you are talking to that you have this kind of problem, about speaking and he/she will understand it.
2014年7月27日
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