Originally Posted By Mary Poppins Do you think that "talking" to so many people and formulating replies on discussion boards has increased your social skills in real life?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss No. "Talking" through a keyboard I can edit, and even not hit the send button.
Originally Posted By llanatoye oh m'gosh Schmitty! Me too, I need send, edit and delete programmed into my brain. Sadly, my social skills have not improved, if I stay on the boards too long I'll have no social skills at all when I'm let loose in public.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost No, but my writing skills have advanced. I can offend people using a lot fewer words than I use when I'm speaking.
Originally Posted By beamerdog lolol^^^^^ No, it hasn't helped. Especially when I try to talk about lp to my non-disney friends.
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins I think my verbal skills must have increased. I'm interacting and using my noggin' so I must have advanced.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 No but my typing skills have speed up. I can say things on here that I would not in person. I'm kinda quite, unless it's about Disney.
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins I took an assertiveness course a few years ago. I found it useful for expressing myself on the internet. The other day I was in a slight confrontation with someone but I had the confidence to say what I thought. Did internet help? Could be.
Originally Posted By mele Yes, I think so. My typing, however, seems to have gone downhill. I make a lot of stupid spelling mistakes and typos now than I ever did before. I blame aging more, though. ;-)
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>Yes, I think so. My typing, however, seems to have gone downhill. I make a lot of stupid spelling mistakes and typos now than I ever did before. I blame aging more, though. ;-)<<< Iff won culd blam agin fo speling mistaks an tipos, non off mi stuf wuld bee redably.
