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[nolly]

I just posted this as a comment in someone else's LJ, but I think it deserves a post of its own here.

I hate calling when I don't know who's going to answer the phone. Even when I know everyone in the house, if I want to talk to one specifically, I'll freeze. It's part of why I'll nearly always call a cell before a home number. There are a few exceptions, like my parents, and maybe my brother and his wife. Strangers are a subset of not knowing who will answer. I do find business calls easier than personal calls, usually because I don't feel like I'm potentially interrupting something more important -- I'm calling for a legitimate reason. They're also usually easier to script. I'd hate coldcalling, though.

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[nolly.livejournal.com]

Not like a full written down script or anything. But I do tend to rehearse conversations in my head before I have them, if I ever do. ("How would X react if I told zir this? What would I say then?") Conversations with friends, phone or other are harder to predict than business calls -- and that's a good thing.

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[voider.livejournal.com]

I'm right with you there. I tend to have conversations with people in my head so I'll be more prepared when I do talk to them. The problem comes when the first part happens and not the second.