Quick Game: Would you rather... (Quiz on Communication)

[cottonsoul]

Hi everyone!

Let’s talk about… talking!

Sometimes, communication feels super easy, but other times? Awkward silence or total brain freeze How is it like for you? Try this quiz and share your answers below!

Would you rather…
Send a super long text OR
Have a deep face-to-face convo?

Would you rather…
Call someone OR
Chat over text forever?

Would you rather…
Sit through awkward silence OR
Blurt out something random to break the ice?

Would you rather…
Talk about your feelings OR
Keep it all inside?

Would you rather…
Be the one who listens OR
Be the one who shares more?

Would you rather…
Present in front of your class OR
Talk to someone 1-on-1 about something personal?

There’s no right or wrong answer because we all communicate differently!
Drop your answers below and tell us:
Which one was the hardest to choose?
Did any of these make you reflect on how you usually communicate?

[jackkong]

I think I can answer that:

1. Have a deep heart-to-heart talk;
2. Call someone, if text may not be that handy sometimes;
3. Not blurt, but softly, introducing ourselves, before sharing our thoughts and exchanging our interests;
4. Talk our feelings out;
5. Be the one who listens first, before taking turns to share next, as patiently as possible; and
6. Both, I guess, but not at the same time lah!

I doubted the difficulties in choosing, but still, I do reflect that these are just based on my experiences.

[pinkskies]

these are such interesting questions, and i really love all the different emojis !! my answers would be:

1. have a deep face-to-face convo
2. call someone
3. blurt out something random to break the ice (very unlike me but I’ve been trying to be more outgoing!)
4. talk about my feelings
5. be the one who listens
6. talk to someone 1-on-1 about something personal

looking at my answers, i realise that i deeply treasure feeling connected to sb, and that usually happens when i interact with them irl! i actually detest texting bc it makes me super anxious – i tend to overthink my message(s) and have to put my phone on ‘do not disturb’ after sending a scary message HAHAH

the hardest question for me to answer was q4 (talk about your feelings or keep it all inside?). i usually have a rlly hard time sharing about my feelings, but i’m trying to get better at that . i ultimately chose “talk about my feelings” bc i always feel much better after doing so – it strengthens my bond with the other person/people, opens the space up for more vulnerable convos, and often leaves me with fresh perspectives that genuinely make me feel better!

[jackkong]

So true, I can resonate to you with that!

[cottonsoul]

Hey everyone!

Wow, thank you so much for jumping in and sharing your answers to the “Would You Rather” comms quiz! It’s been so fun reading all your different responses - from the text lovers to the deep convo pros to the awkward silence survivors

It’s cool to see how unique our communication styles are, and also how normal it is to feel stuck or unsure sometimes. You’re definitely not alone.

Let’s keep this convo going!
Did anyone read someone else’s answer and think, “Hey, same!” or “Hmm… I never thought of it that way”?
Or has this made you more curious about how your friends or classmates like to communicate?

Drop your thoughts below! Or even better… try asking someone in real life one of these questions and see what they say

[Mapledreamers]

I’ll prob rather send a reallyyyyyyyyyyy long text cus like at least I got time to think thru whatever I am typing cus like it’s like sometimes really awkward to like talk so deeply face to face for me…

Then honestly I cnt really choose to call or text cus like im personally a texter but like sometimes I like feel like ranting so ill rather call cus I cnt type fast enough to like yea

Ill def Jst wait for the other person to break the ice cus yea

Ngl it depends on the feeling cus liek yea

Imma be the one who listens

I RATHER TALK TO ONLY ONE PERSON. I cannot w presentations.

Yea that’s for meh

[Marshmallow.youghurt]

Previously in another post @cottonsoul did ask what was something people should know about me and I mentioned that I am actually an introverted and shy person so I think my answer will reflect that in some sense though because of my line of work (front facing), it has made me to be a little more outgoing and does have an impact in my communication style.

1. I love deep face to face conversations, I’m actually a really bad texter, I usually give really short replies or take very long to reply/ text back though it has since Improved since I started volunteering as an online befriender.

2. I used to be a hardcore no calls person even if it’s someone I knew (I’m one of those who will just let the phone ring even though I know someone is calling me) because I used to get very anxious having to converse over the phone though again this has significantly improved - I still get anxious but not as bad or frequent as before. Anyways sometimes calling is faster, I call my mum daily just to tell her I’ve ended work and is coming home for dinner

3. This is hard cause I feel I’m a mixture of both, it really depends on the situation and environment. Though mostly in a new environment, I take awhile to warm up so I usually just sit through silence and that’s ok for me.

4. This depends too, I usually keep things to myself unless I’m close with the person or trust them enough. Haha I keep many bottled feelings but with my therapist, I lay it all out on them.

5. I’m more of a listener. Though sometimes if it’s a topic or conversation I’m interested in or something close to my heart, I tend to share more so really depends.

6. I love having those 1 to 1 conversations but poly also trained me well that I can present in front of my class but I’ll take a deep 1 to 1 conversation over presentation any day haha