I'm awful talking about myself, tips, help?

Question

Im soo terrible when it comes to talking about myself I don't know why

any tips?? lol I just don't like talking about myself for some strange odd reason

Its maybe the reason why I'm terrible with interviews and that...just give

basic and short answers, Im just not good at expressing and describing myself in words properly

any advice or tips you can give me?

Answer 1

Pretend you're someone else describing you; be your best friend, your spouse, one of your parents, one of your teachers, or your boss for a few minutes.  Now tell all about the person you've been asked to describe.

If you can separate yourself a little bit it will be easier, and you'll be less embarassed at talking about yourself (it will feel less like bragging).

It also makes you more objective about yourself; trying to see yourself from the outside can open your eyes to things you didn't know about yourself.  

If you have trouble, ask some of these people to do the exercise; ask them to describe you to you so you know how that comes out!

Answer 2

Write down what you think they'll wanna hear, and practice saying it. That's all a person like this can do. Eventually, if you force socializing, you'll get to the point where it's almost second nature to make jokes about yourself.

One thing you'll want to do is take into account what the environment is. If it's a job interview, figure out what they want to know.  

Answer 3

try to get to know yourself a bit more, from major characteristics to the little details of your personality. by the way I think that's a sign that you're not a self cntered person.

Answer 4

Not sure I can help you but I just noticed the same thing about myself. Not only that, but it did not USED to be this way. I certainly think there is a self-worth connection here where confidence is involved.  For example I saw a kid the other day, he asked what I had been up to.  I said " just work".  Which isn't even really true, I only work 8 hours of the day and I do stuff at home, I just drew a blank and I feel weird talking about the boring stuff I do at home.  It's easy to offer my opinion on something, but don't ask me to tell you about myself, I think deep down I'm ashamed of my life.

Here is what I'm going to do and I recommend you do:  Write down 3 things you like to do and feel passionate about , and at least three things you did during the week.  It does not matter if they are interesting or not.  Now when you ask other people what they did they might often say "nothing much" or "just chilling".  But you'll need to do better than that to get past this hurdle. Avoid negative phrases, or two word answers.  I too am terrible speaking off the top of my head, so you may want to take the guesswork out of talking at first.

Rehearse saying these things if someone were to ask you about yourself, it takes the pressure off of thinking, practice making it sound conversational and natural.  Make sure you respond in a complete sentence before returning with your own question.  If it helps to keep journal of who you are, keep a notepad by your bedside and as idea comes to you, write it down.  

Make it a goal to tell someone something about yourself at least once a week, and have that thing more or less written out, but have a couple extra things ready just in case. don't worry about the second thing you'll say, they'll usually respond with more specific questions which are easier to answer.

Feel free to email me if you want to discuss this more, I'd like to know how your progress goes.  Gee I hope this helped.

Good luck man.