Where are you better at? Writing? Or Speaking?

I am also a writer Theresa, I love the writen word...I love to read and write both, but my hubby is an oral kinda guy, he can sell ice to eskimo's and is a very smooth talker....i guess its true opposites attract!

those who have heard me speak in competitions before be it in declamation, oration, debates, impromptu speaches and others more, will surely say that i am good at the oral side. as always, i did remarkably in all my work interviews. personally though, i believe i do better in the written form. orally, it is easy to commit mistakes which we can never ever correct nor refine no matter how much we desire to, no matter how regretful we are for that instantaneous error. besides, i am a deep thinker type of person. before i can answer a query, i have to think about it yet. yes, it has to be fast and quick. nonetheless, there will always be about a minute or two that must be wasted on some important points which might be touchy to randomly give an answer. so for me, it is the written form that i go for. i can edit, i can refine, i can correct whatever errors and refinement that my composition may require.

I think I am better in speaking than in writing. I can also be good in writing but usually I have to correct my writing a couple of times before I consider my writing okay.

I find that I can express my thoughts better in writing than in speech. I have a difficult time saying what I have to say and have people understand what I'm saying. When I write, I feel that it just comes naturally. It comes very easily. It almost feels like it was something that I was born with. I'm not entirely sure why I'm better at writing than at oral-speaking. For me, it's just the way it is.

I am much better at writing. When I speak, my brain kind of gets ahead of my mouth and I get all frustrated and tongue-tied. Plus, I hate being interrupted, especially if I am trying to say something important or hold up my end of an argument. The more I get interrupted, the more frustrated I get and the more opportunities come up to interrupt me. But if I can write my thoughts down on paper, in a letter or something like that, I can get it all out without anyone getting in the way. I write a lot of letters that I don't deliver because, even though I can communicate better through letters, I know writing a letter instead of just saying "it" out loud is very passive, even though it will sound a lot better in a letter than it would if I stumbled my way through it.

I'm definately better with writing. I don't mind speaking one on one, in groups, audience etc. But my brain tends to run faster than my mouth and sometimes I even make up new words. Writing forces me to slow down, and organize my thoughts better.

I'm definately a much better writer than I am speaker...In fact I cant stand doing any sort of public speaking and would avoid it like crazy when I was in school...with writing though, ppl seem to enjoy my writings and I of course enjoy doing it so it works out nicely

i'm different from you. I'm much better at speaking than writing. I'm able to better relay myself with speaking than writing. *shrugs* i have no idea why. Apparently, i do well and am more confident when i speak during interviews (though i'm normal and do get nervous) than when i show my resume. I'm not that good in putting down into words how "good" i am.

me too! I prefer writing to speaking. Because, I usually stutter whenever there's an audience in front of me. And sometimes, if it's a speech I memorized, I usually forget what I was supposed to say because I'm too nervous.

i'm also a good writer. i don't really like to get in front of people to talk, but i can persuade the crap out of people through my writing. if i get up in front of people i start to fidget and studder alot.