Why I Suck at Communication

Spoiler Alert! I don't really believe I am terrible at communication, but this came into my mind the other day and wanted to write a post about it.

So as most of you know, I graduated last Friday with a dual major and yada yada yada... And like most other recent graduates, I am still stuck at the menial jobs that we were working at during our education. But this is not a post about how I don't have a job or how practically every job I want I am way under qualified for because why spend tons of money on an education that will actually get you a job (seriously, these schools need to get their mind out of the perfect world of academia and enter the real world. Anyone with me on that?). But I digress.

This past week I have really not done tons. I have begun teaching myself creative suites, volunteered at church with the youth group, worked, read some books and engulfed myself with watching/catching up on some YouTube subscriptions. Now, I bet you're wondering why any of this has to do with communication and why I suck at it? And I also bet you are wondering why I always pose a question that I will soon be answering? The second question is way easier to answer to which the answer is simple: It is my writing style. I like asking rhetorical questions that are only slightly rhetorical cause I like answering questions that should probably stay rhetorical. So... if you don't like it, well, then I don't really care. Let's be honest, I'm not changing my writing style at this point.

I am horrible at getting off topic on blogs (you should just hear me in life. I am all over the place, but I am really good at hiding my craziness or at least I like to think so). Once again, super off topic.

Back on why I suck at communication. I will write about this topic the best way I can, which will be a LIST! Cause who doesn't like making a list?

Why I Suck at Communication

Reason 1

I get way too overly excited about stuff.

When I am in a state of over excitement, I tend to talk super fast or make exceedingly lame jokes, which during these times I think are super hilarious.  Also I try to have everyone else be as excited as I am, which typically doesn’t happen because I get excited about really random things. But then there are the times that I get so excited that I have to try to contain myself and try to act normal (this is what I call my “total geek-out” moments). These moments typically involve me talking super fast, trying not to skip and random short claps, like miniature applause. The first two I completely understand, but I’m not sure why I exactly clap really fast when I’m excited. My family makes fun of me all the time when I do this, but whatever.

Reason 2

I sometimes expect certain people to know stuff.

I don’t want to sound mean with this, but I don’t think it is wrong to use certain terms around certain people. For instance, I do not believe it is wrong to use technical marketing terms in a paper for a class if it is for an upper level marketing class. I don’t think that is wrong at all, but alas, I had a professor who said that wasn’t “professional” (anyone else sense a bitter tone? Yep, will forever be bitter with constantly getting Bs on papers when I can write and awesome paper even if my blog doesn’t always show my true writing ability). Another example of this is when I talk about a subject, which I get super excited about (look at above reason to see how this reason makes it worse).

Reason 3

I may be kind of sarcastic from time to time.

So that may be kind of an understatement. I can be extremely sarcastic depending on the situation. For example, the reason I really started tweeting was to make fun of one of my professors. I even made a hashtag specifically for him and may have live tweeted during his class because it was utterly ridiculous. He was a guy teaching a class about digital marketing and had no idea how to correctly use social media, so what better way to get back at him but by live tweeting (See the irony in that? I think it’s funny, but everyone knows that I try to find irony in everything!) Another example is just when people say really stupid statements, I can’t even think of an example of one but I know you know what I’m talking about, and I come with a sarcastic statement. Sometimes these statements come out too quickly and I sometimes regret it (anyone remember word vomit? Yep, these are my typical word vomit times).

Reason 4

I prefer talking to people in person.

This doesn’t sound like this is a bad way of communicating or why I suck, but in fact it can be. It takes me FOREVER to write an email. There was even a time I was planning a meeting with a professional to explain a complex topic in marketing to me and she said to send her a text. It took me about five minutes to send a text reply because I didn’t want to sound like an idiot. Which you are probably wondering why I blog if emailing and texts (professional ones) freak me out? It’s because when I type this out, I’m really talking to myself and it doesn’t freak me out, plus this isn’t super professional (admitting that I’m pretty much write this talking to myself doesn’t sound good. I promise I’m not crazy, it’s just part of my writing process).

Reason 5

I can be awkward.

In some situations, not all situations and this actually doesn’t happen all too often, but I become super awkward or at least super awkward in my mind and can’t talk or complete sentences. I think this can sometimes relate to the first reason is because I become way too excited. This sometimes happens around people who I really admire, but this doesn’t stay for too long cause I have this technique in making myself normal (I swear I’m not crazy), or guys who I am attracted to and respect (Not all about looks to me, but need to have a brain. When they have a brain, that’s when I become an idiot).

So those are the reasons I suck at communication. Most of these are typically played out in my mind and no one really notices them in real life or if they are noticed, no one is cool enough to tell me. SO… the moral of the story…or post since that’s what this is and not really a story…is there really is no moral of the story. Maybe I will write something next time that has a lesson at the end of that. Hmm… that could be interesting, but I will probably continue writing post that includes rhetorical questions that I will inevitably answer in the next sentence in a long-winded response. Until next time.

FUN FACT: if you ever are in an actual conversation with me, I will say the phrase "Here's the thing" all the time and I can't help it at all.