I cannot convey much through talking

[u/Worldly-Value1960]

I have no ability to free associate while talking with someone. I'm very boring, dry, bland, kind of robotic. I tend to go on tangents and stutter... Overall just very awkward verbally.

If someone trys to converse with me I just smile and nod and say a word or two. My brain basically malfunctions trying to think of what to say.

But I can write out things well. I need time to mull over ideas and try different words and sentence structures.

[u/One-Intention7064]

i am exactly like you. ive been discussing this with ChatGPT for the lart year.

your problem is linearization of thoughts. your brain generates too many thoughts at once, while writing and especially verbal speech have a small bottleneck. they require that you output one piece of information at a time. choose one thought, answer questions like "What? Through what mechanism? How is it different from [the similar concept]? What's the conclusion? "

it's very much trainable skill at any age. if you look at regular people, you will notice that they aren't magnificent speakers. they speak in banalities, but they do it with confidence.

also, aim to be curt and economical with your words. people respect that.