Tell me about being monotone

Whenever I talk I am so monotone and I don't purposely do it. If I am talking to a stranger or ordering something to eat or anything where it is somebody I don't normally talk to, I am so monotonous and show no emotion. And I am also very unsmiley. I don't smile a lot out in public. I smile and am crazy and loud with friends but around everybody else I am kind of dull. Tell me how to improve upon these things. I am probably over-exaggerating all of this. I just know I seem to be unemotional and very contained in public and I don't want to be that way.

I'm the same way. So I can't help you much, sorry.

Haha. We can start a club.

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Originally Posted by eppy

Whenever I talk I am so monotone and I don't purposely do it. If I am talking to a stranger or ordering something to eat or anything where it is somebody I don't normally talk to, I am so monotonous and show no emotion. And I am also very unsmiley. I don't smile a lot out in public. I smile and am crazy and loud with friends but around everybody else I am kind of dull. Tell me how to improve upon these things. I am probably over-exaggerating all of this. I just know I seem to be unemotional and very contained in public and I don't want to be that way.

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If your slightly drunk or slightly stoned you'll probablly wont have that problem. Always keep a flask of Vodka on ya.

Or just force yourself to be more open. That could work too.

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Originally Posted by eppy

Haha. We can start a club.

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I'm joining. I have to make a conscious effort to put pitch variance, expression, etc. in my voice when talking.

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Originally Posted by Odd_Nonposter

I'm joining. I have to make a conscious effort to put pitch variance, expression, etc. in my voice when talking.

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What should we call this club?

We were starting a club in Chat today.
Remember DP?

I guess everybody is like this :P
Well there is hope. I'm sure it can be fixed with effort.

Don't worry too much about it, sometimes these things change with time on their own anyway.

Also, if you're particularly dull around certain people, then those probably aren't the right people for you to hang out with in the first place.

For... dry... red eyes... cleareye is awesome.

Being emotionless and monotone around strangers is common for most people in society. It's kind of a shield we put up to protect ourselves in unfamiliar surroundings. Tearing down that wall can be hard, but I'd have to say that the easiest way to do so is to make more friends. Half the time it's you closing yourself up, but the other half of the time is the people you meet who do the same thing. Slowly build a reputation of being approachable and it'll naturally get easier.

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Originally Posted by Umbrasquall

Being emotionless and monotone around strangers is common for most people in society. It's kind of a shield we put up to protect ourselves in unfamiliar surroundings. Tearing down that wall can be hard, but I'd have to say that the easiest way to do so is to make more friends. Half the time it's you closing yourself up, but the other half of the time is the people you meet who do the same thing. Slowly build a reputation of being approachable and it'll naturally get easier.

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See, when he says it it sounds so simple. =P Not saying that he doesn't speak the truth though.

Tell me about being Ben Stein.

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Originally Posted by Jeff777

Tell me about being Ben Stein.

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His name is Ben.

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Originally Posted by Jeff777

Tell me about being Ben Stein.

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Originally Posted by Hidden

His name is Ben.

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And he occasionally does commentaries on the CBS Sunday morning early show