Speaking vs. Writing

Related: music, writing, speaking, VCFS

by serenitydiscord
Monday, March 22, 2010

So, someone mentioned that they thought I'd be great at public speaking after they read my last post. I thought that this comment was interesting, since I'm actually terrified of public speaking, but it gave me a lot to think about! I always love to think.

Once I'd thought about it for a while, an idea struck me. The idea is that maybe, even though I've had the clef palate surgery just like Quinn and others have, I still feel as though I sound different from everyone else. Of course this seems silly, because I know my voice sounds much less nasal now! I'm very thankful for this, but maybe somehow the feeling of being different just became embedded. I wonder if anyone else might feel the same way, I wouldn't be surprised if lots of people do!

I do love to write though. I can explain almost anything I'm thinking through written word, and I love playing with words creatively. Someday I want to write a book. Maybe it will be something similar to Quinn's, or maybe it will be something entirely different. I've been thinking though, that if I wrote a book about having VCFS (instead of public speaking?), I could do that, and include other pieces of my writing in the book as I went along. Showing how wonderful writing can be as a creative outlet not just for people with VCFS, but anyone really. 

Just some ideas. 

I imagine that people with learning disorders have a stronger creative flow than most people, because it's a way of expressing yourself that doesn't usually require spoken word. 

Like music and writing. 

They are my favorites.