CHALLENGE #3. CALL A STRANGER AND APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING IN CONTACT FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.

Hi, dear follower!

Since the new week means the new challenge, here I am to share my impression of the latest challenge I went through.

This one was rather silly, but I believe it's worth sharing! :))

So, the challenge of this week was:

“Call a stranger and apologize for not being in contact for such a long time”

For this challenge I decided to pick someone whose name I might know (to maintain the legend), that is why I asked my friend for any number in her contact list.

My “victim” was a girl named Alice. Frankly speaking, this time I wasn’t very nervous, because I had my speech written beforehand.

So, I dialed her number, it took time for her to pick up the phone (people in our country are often suspicious, getting a call from unfamiliar numbers.

She uttered her disturbed “Hello!” 

And I started to speak with an uplifting tone:

“Ohhh, hi, Alice!!! I’m so excited to hear you again!! It’s been ages that we didn’t talk!!! How ARE you??? How have you been?? Ohh, I’m sooo sorry I haven’t been calling you for such a long time!!”

What she said in her trembling voice was: “H-h-hi…I’m…okay…and…how are you..?” It was evident that she was embarrassed to have forgotten the person who was so happy to hear her voice.

I had to confess who I actually were. And guess what? I told her that I was a manager of an IT service who had called her 4 years ago to conduct a questionnaire on an internet provider she used.

Well, she said she was busy. I think she wanted to take some time to think it over.

In the end I was relieved that another step on my way of becoming less stage-frightened was successfully passed.

What do you think of this challenge? Would you ever do anything like that? 

I’d love to get your opinion!:)