Though
telephones have with us for well over a hundred years, that does not
mean that everyone is comfortable to talk to on the phone. Sure, young people seem to spend most of their lives on the phone when they're not typing away at a computer. But that does not mean that the rest of us are just as comfortable. Here are some tips to help you when you are afraid of talking on the phone.
1 Screen calls with voicemail If you do not recognize the number, or phone, even worse, they think they are so important that you do not need to know their number before you, then use the answering machine to screen your calls to the call .
The unimportant calls just do not leave a message so that weeds out a lot of calls to do. Anyone who has something important to say, will leave a message. You can then practice what you want to say before you call them back.
2 Stand up when you answer the phone That sounds a little strange, but it works because getting psychologically puts you in a position of authority.
This will come through in your voice and in the confidence that is instilled in your body in return.
If you want to accentuate this even more, clench your fists tight as well. Try it now, before you answer another call. You will be amazed at how different it makes you feel surprise.
3 Remember, they are not in the same room as you Sometimes it is difficult to remember. But the other person is almost certainly miles away. Perhaps on the other side of the land. So if you accidentally upset them there is not much they can do about it. And you probably will not bother them - this is almost certainly just your mind playing tricks on you and wrap you about something that will never happen.
4 RPG This is with sales people used all the time. You need to see training runs as they deal with other people face to face or when they make sales calls.
But you can also use it to get yourself over your fear of talking on the phone. Find a good friend and just run through a few different scenarios with them. Friends call, cold callers hoping to sell some snake oil, banks (the only ring when you get it wrong, or if they want to sell you have done something). I'm sure you can find many different things you can think of practicing your phone.
RPG works OK face to face, but if you have some of the telephone handset or a mobile phone have, it will add to the realism of the practice.
5 Take control of the conversation If you participate meekly in the conference and let the other person talk away to your heart's content, that can work. But it is better if you can turn to you more than responsible for the call.
This takes some practice, but works well. And you can always beat a face to face meeting if the person on the spot, cutting out the phone completely....
