https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 25 May 2026 00:18:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1781614 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:19:07 +0000 JennyPenny 1781614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely still rehearse in my head. If its a call that makes me especially nervous I'll write it down, then wait and call when I'm confident I'll get a voicemail - then I can just say everything and in the way I had planned.... Life is so much better with email... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1781227 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:13:57 +0000 Alivoo01 1781227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup!! Especially if I have to say it in Mandarin. Canto, occasionally, but I have to make sure I don't sound stupid and use the wrong word or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1781214 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:10:36 +0000 mrsrain 1781214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Me too!</p> <p>I have kind of a phone phobia, though, so if I am talking to anyone other than close friend or family I have to get up the courage to call first. Having notes/rehearsal helps me feel better before I have to call! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1781094 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:33:38 +0000 LBee 1781094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I may have a typed script for a message I leave for clients a lot.... I also practice saying their name before calling (unless it's Bob - I usually don't need to practice that one, ha!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1781090 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:32:14 +0000 Mamaof2 1781090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>for work? All the time!</p> <p>I make notes and try to think up any possible questions they might have and what the answer will be! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1781079 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:28:38 +0000 Adira 1781079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes! Or I'll write down specific questions or things I need to mention while on the call. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1781058 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:24:56 +0000 .twist. 1781058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: haha ME TOO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1780424 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:49:58 +0000 Kimberlybee 1780424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: I write it down too! LOL. I especially write down my speech if I am going to dispute something, complain about services, or ask for a better deal. I love phone interviews for this reason, so I can write things or little notes down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1780415 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:37:36 +0000 StbHisMrs 1780415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use to, I don't have time at work anymore. I do however have our voicemail message, closed, busy, after hours message typed out and stored under the phone for times when I need to change it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1780402 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:17:41 +0000 MrsStar 1780402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I nearly always practice in my head while dialing the number </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1780339 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:56:45 +0000 MrsBrewer 1780339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope I love talking on the phone!! I'm on the phone pretty often for work, I don't mind it or get nervous at all </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1780287 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:18:43 +0000 MrsA 1780287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! I practice conversations in the car. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779545 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:30:12 +0000 Ginabean3 1779545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only rehearse it if it's going to be a difficult or awkward conversation.....or if I need to ask for something. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779539 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:28:25 +0000 derevival 1779539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779517 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:16:11 +0000 sunny 1779517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If its important, yes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779514 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:15:47 +0000 Ra 1779514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope...and I usually end up fumbling over my words! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779513 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:15:29 +0000 Purpledaisy 1779513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779509 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:14:08 +0000 Running Elley 1779509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the time! I'm pretty sure I do it with every phone call unless it's my mom or DH! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779487 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:03:31 +0000 LuLu Mom 1779487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I practice in my head for doctor's office/ect. phone calls! ha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779474 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:58:26 +0000 MadamBabyFever 1779474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I despise talking on the phone so rehearsing what I'm going to say is the only way I can get through it without panicking :( if I'm calling to complain about something I have to write down bullet point so I remember everything I want to talk about.<br /> Usually I make hubs do the calling </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779331 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:10:08 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1779331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh for sure. Many times. I thought it was part of my social<br /> Anxiety, but maybe I'm normal!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779322 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:08:16 +0000 snowjewelz 1779322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends! I def do that if it's a longer convo with a point, or I have specific questions and don't want to forget! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779316 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:07:30 +0000 nana87 1779316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally! I hate talking on the phone, I find it so awkward when you don't know whether to talk or if the other person is about to say something. so I think about what I want to say first to minize awkward pauses! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779312 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:06:53 +0000 Smurfette 1779312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1779298 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:01:43 +0000 .twist. 1779298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>sometimes I write it down. hahaha! </p> <p>I do NOT like saying UMMM in phone conversations or messages, so if I'm particularly nervous or anxious or have lots of info before my phone call, I will write it all down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-do-this#post-1774862 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:00:00 +0000 lovehoneybee 1774862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you're going to make a phone call, do you rehearse what you're going to say first? </p> <p>I do, sometimes! And at work, when I have to page caseworkers over the PA I'll run through the list of names once or twice so I make sure to get the pronunciations right! </p>