Partially just want to know that I'm not the only person who shys away from the phone... I'm fine with calls to family or friends, although distant relatives can sometimes spark a little anxiety but I am TERRIBLE with calling to make enquiries or book appointments etc. Suddenly, I am bombarded with situations where I have had to be on the phone... a lot - prengnacy; booking appointments for Ob, booking into the hospital, organising ultrasounds and blood tests... I recently had my circumstances change so Centrelink and Child Support calls... my daughter going through the process of being diagnosed with a speech issue so organising the GP, then hearing tests, then speech pathology as well as having to then call back the GP to arrange the proper referal... I couldn't find my Private Health Insurance card so had to call them to sort out being sent a new one... starting to enquire about schools etc for DD so bunch of calling there... at any rate it is becomming clear to me that this is something I will need to get used to!

Ahhh does anyone else freak out a little about phone calls or am I the only weirdo? I always get flustered and forget what I am trying to say... I definitely feel like a fake adult most days but being on the phone amplifies that haha. I've been very brave and made the 3 phone calls I needed to today but any tips for people (okay, so me) who seem to be terrible on the phone? I do try to write everything down beforehand so it is right in front of me, making sure any important information I will need is there and keep pen/paper handy but what about simple advice on the best ways to begin/end a phone call... surely there is some sort of accepted phone script I can practise?