[MBTI General] How Talkative are You? (Open to all types.)

[adventureawaits]

If it's one on one or a small group, I don't really shut up - especially if I'm meeting someone new & trying to get to know them or if it's an interesting topic. In larger groups, I'm actually quieter. To the point that I questioned if I was introverted for awhile. I'm not, but I do get more observant vs talkative with a large group.

 

[Lexicon]

Highly dependent on the people, the topic, & my general energy levels at that time.

 

[Lord Lavender]

It highly depends on the people I am around and the topic at hand. I can be very talkative talking more than the rest of the group put together and at times very withdrawn and in my own world if I dont feel safe with the people or it is boring.

 

[N2H]

Yeah I don't mind talking with people, even in groups, but too much of it exhausts me. One thing I don't like is if I talk in a group and everyone looks at me for more then a few seconds.. That's when I will become self conscious, so I tend not to tell stories to groups.

 

[Ashtart]

talkative to the point that most people don't even know how my voice sounds like.

 

[Polaris]

I don't talk at all. I just sit in the corner wearing the most sullen expression I can come up with in order to punish everyone for not appreciating me.

How much I talk differs widely from audience to audience. In some settings, I look extroverted. In others, I'm as silent as sin.

 

[Flâneuse]

It depends on the situation, but generally I am very quiet for various reasons. 1. Much of the time, I simply don't feel the need to communicate what's going on in my head. 2. I can be inarticulate at times and feel self-conscious about it. Sometimes the more I want to express an idea, the more perfectionistic I am about how I say it, because I don't want to blurt out poorly-chosen words that will be misinterpreted. Of course, this means much of what I really want to say never comes out at all. 3. I tend to mentally check out of conversations I find uninteresting, often unintentionally. I try to curb this tendency in boring one-on-one conversations to avoid being rude, but even then I will just listen and won't have much input.

 

[Red Memories]

1X1 conversations: good luck making me shut up or anything.

groups: wait speaking is a thing? shit.

 

[Forever]

I don't talk at all. I just sit in the corner wearing the most sullen expression I can come up with in order to punish everyone for not appreciating me.

How much I talk differs widely from audience to audience. In some settings, I look extroverted. In others, I'm as silent as sin.

Is sin really silent though?

 

[Tater]

Generally, I'm not extremely talkative. However, I've been told by several people - some of whom had high standards - that I could carry a conversation well.

 

[StrawberryBoots]

Not so much. Co-workers have called me mysterious. I'm a private person. At work, I like to keep it professional. The exception is when I'm adding action figures to my or others' cubicles. I'm quiet, sneaky, and nerdy.

 

[StrawberryBoots]

Ah, the mouse in the box. I once told a co-worker we finally caught the mouse, as I handed him the box. He was scared to open it.

 

[Polaris]

Is sin really silent though?

Probably not, but it had alliterative value.

 

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It really depends on who I'm around. I'm really shy and withdrawn so I don't tend to speak to people I'm not familiar with unless they speak to me. With friends I'm still fairly quiet but more willing to participate. It's much easier with just 1-2 people, if it's a group I have trouble mustering the courage to say something. With really close friends they'll probably see a more bubbly/silly side of me, but I have to seriously warm up to you before I feel that carefree.

 

[OrangeAppled]

Based on feedback, I am not talkative at all. As others have said, I too tend to be an observer, especially in groups. The more others talk, the less I tend to participate. I’m terrible at small talk. It’s not just mere disinterest, but I really don’t know why to say. It often sounds like “wah wah wah” to me. I can’t compute it. I suspect I find it so uninteresting that my brain automatically checks out. At work, people often find me rude and unfriendly.

It’s not like the chit chat I have with friends is so deep and fascinating...it’s usually just a different style. I notice with friends I quip a lot, analyze or go on imaginative tangents. It’s not that I’m so witty or deep, but it’s just a different way of approaching the same information. In a group, if I do happen to feel comfortable, then I offer a kind of running commentary on the side. I’m rarely the “driver” of a conversation. I respond or comment with my observations (which are frequently quippy).

When I’m very comfortable with people, then I feel like I can get animated and say a lot. But while I will feel talkative then or even “too much”, apparantly I just seem normal to others. I do think I can get intense and rather raw/candid, especially one-onxone. I’ve felt people pull back energetically out of discomfort in response to this, but not my close friends. I think that’s probably why we’re close friends.

Friends can get used to me being more talkative and then get confused when I reach my threshold for interaction and go quiet, or when we are around new people and I go back into quiet observation mode.

 

[Yama]

When I'm feelin' it, I'm the one dominating the conversation. When I'm not feelin' it, I'm invisible.

 

[Smilephantomhive]

Sometimes I listen so hard that j feel like I'm taking an active role in the conversation, but then I realize I have hardly said anything.

 

[Sky Blue]

I can be shy in a crowd. I love to talk, though, and if it's a topic I'm familiar with I'll happily talk someone's ear off.

 

[LucieCat]

I'm an ENFP, and it depends. Sometimes I'm not sure what to say in a one on one conversation. I also tend to keep quiet if I don't have anything I think is worth contributing or I don't feel like my opinion will be welcomed. Other times I'm a goofy chatterbox full of Ne ideas who just won't shut up. It all depends on who the person is, the vibe I get from their personally, how well I know them, my level of comfort, and the context of the interaction.
Though sometimes I just need to sound my ideas off on someone. I have good friends who I know don't mind being a soundbox though so I tend to not bombard everyone with a waterfall of Ne.
I'm also very talkative when I feel passionate about something or it's something I want to know more about or already have considerable knowledge on.
I also ask a lot of questions. Someone once half-jokingly told me that he'd never met anyone who asks as many questions as I do.

 

[Froody Blue Gem]

I'm generally not very talkative at all. I keep a lot in my head, and need a lot of time to think about what I'm going to say. It is very draining when I'm not in a talking mood and someone starts a conversation with me, especially if I know nothing about the topic. If there are people in the group I'm more familiar with or someone with a common interest, I'll open up more. I get more energetic with people who I can be myself with.

I am terrible at holding a normal one-on-one conversation. The more comfortable I am, the more I am opened to talking, but I get socially burned out very easily. If a topic comes up that I am interested in, I can blab on for hours and drive people crazy.