HOW DO I COMMUNICATE?

I communicate in many ways - and different people will pick up varying messages depending on how well they know me, or depending on how they themselves communicate and interpret the world. But let's break this down to make it more clear.


Non-Verbal [In Person]
Often I have been told that I roll my eyes a lot, which probably gives many people the wrong impression about what I am thinking. The eye rolling is often not a conscious thing, and probably is off-putting for many people.


Verbal [In Person]
I act one of two different ways in person - chatty or quiet - which I'm sure is something that applies to everyone. Over the years I have been leaning more towards the quiet side of things. I'm not sure how my quiet ways are interpreted.

When I do get chatty I am sarcastic - very sarcastic. I remember on an episode of Friends when Chandler talked about his sarcasm as a defense mechanism - it probably started off that way for me, but it has just developed into a part of who I am and how I present myself to others. I love dry, sarcastic humor. I love people that can hold their own and throw the sarcasm and confidence back at me.


Non-Verbal [tech and other]
MSN, pictures, text messages, blogs, written letters, assignments for school - there are so many ways to communicate through technology and other art forms - so many mediums to choose from. But for me, most relate directly to my computer in one way or another - web sites - video editing - there's just so much. Yay for technology! But I love getting out a piece of paper, grabbing a pen and just writing - writing about anything that comes to mind. I love my computer, but nothing really beats that.


Verbal [tech]
I used to love talking on the phone. This love dropped when I was introduced to the internet. It dropped again when I got my first mobile phone. It dropped once more once I worked at a call centre for a phone company. Now I use my phone as little as possible. I am not great at carrying a conversation over the phone. I will do it, but I don't like it.

I'm sure that there are other ways that I have left out - if I think of any important ones, I'll post about it.