Hi Anu Kevin Raghu Sweetpie Oshiro Charles and all, Sweetpie and Oshiro,I agree with your points that making or receiving a phone call is(used to be for Oshiro!LOLGreat for you)the most challenging.
You need to be spontaneous or quick at reacting to another speaker as how to keep the conversations going smoothly or effectively before it ends. Due to very limited time to organize your thoughts,then put them in words to make yourself understood by this other person,it's pretty stressful if your English isn't that fluent!:( In a meeting,you are not the one to initiate ideas or opinions unless you chair the meeting,it's less stressful for me. When giving a presentation to other non-English speakers,I feel least confident as I need to clearly present my project to those whose English may not be good enough to understand me,yet most certainly will not be direct to give such feedback among other participants. Then at the end of the presentation,what worries me is that I need to answer questions which I am not sure if I have all the necessary facts or data in hand to back my points up... Questions from different nationalities can vary a lot! How to remain professional and not to disappoint them is really challenging for me. At work,I prefer smooth operations and dislike surprises!LOL Raghu,your answer is the most surprising for me! You must be a very prudent person to worry about mistakes you make in an e-mail can last forever!!!:( I make so many blunders every day that I feel numb already!LOL One acquaintance of mine said to me a few days ago that he felt most confident while using his English in a report because it's not specifically meant to be read by anyone since it didn't start as 'Dear Mr.or Ms.X.' Is there anyone who shares his point?:) And Charles,I agree with you,too that I am most well at ease chatting with children. I can ask them to repeat the same words or expressions again and again,yet they're more than willing to correct my mistakes. I've learnt far more vocabulary and expressions from children than from adults because I don't need to feel embarrassed whenever I say something wrong. That is they laugh with me at my mistakes whileas adults feel awkward when they think I am awkward myself!LOL Those who haven't taken part in any discussions: Please don't be shy to let us know you're here,will you? Have a nice day,everyone! Claire On Aug 6, 5:18 am, Charles <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Claire, > > Feeling most confident using my English. > In a presentation,a meeting,a phone call,a report or an email. > Could I have another choice? > I'd like say it's chat as a child > > In this kind of situation,there is no rules,no standards and no mistakes. > Let's imagine. > When we are kids,we talk a lot all the time. > As I can recall,the topics can be dreams, aliens,imaginations etc > No bound at all! > Great time > > Good days are coming > Charles > > 2009/8/6 Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]>: > > > > > Hello Claire, Anu, kevin, Raghu and all!!! > > > I feel that my confidence about using my English is increasing, some months > > ago I would say that phone calls were the worst situation for me, but now I > > believe this is not that bad anymore although I believe this is the one that > > I feel less confident. > > Surely writing emails in English is quite easier. > > > How about you, Claire? Do you feel comfortable in all of these situations? > > > Have a very nice day you all!!! > > Oshiro > > > 2009/8/5 Raghu V.N <[email protected]> > > >> I would choose meeting over email because email is in writing. Mistakes > >> will stay there forever. Meetings are also informal. > >> Regards, > >> Raghu > > >> 2009/8/5 Kevin kim <[email protected]> > > >>> Hi Claire, Anu and all, > > >>> Actually, I don't have any confidence in my English. > >>> If I'm forced to choose, It's an e-mail. It's more easy to correct > >>> sentence because there is enough time to response. > >>> And I feel least confident in a phone call. I was tense a lot so I > >>> forgot a word which I had known. LOL > > >>> Have a nice day, > >>> Kevin > > >>> On 8월4일, 오후9시22분, claire <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > Dear all new and old faces,;) > > >>> > For all of us to get to know one another more,I'd like you to reply to > >>> > my following questions. > > >>> > It's not only one quick way to let others notice your existence,but > >>> > also one way to sharpen our writing skills. > > >>> > As Pablo suggested,we should all keep this good habit of keeping in > >>> > touch with English,either for your career,studies or interest! > > >>> > Here are my questions: > >>> > For which of the following would you feel most confident using your > >>> > English? > > >>> > And least confident? > > >>> > 1 a presentation > >>> > 2 a meeting > >>> > 3 a phone call > >>> > 4 a report > >>> > 5 an e-mail > > >>> > Looking forward to your responses! > > >>> > Thank you and best regards, > >>> > Claire- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. 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