Would talking out loud help you write a better dialogue for stories?

Question: Would talking out loud help you write a better dialogue for stories!?

Sounds weird, but if you talk as you're typing, trying to think of words to write, does that help to make it more realistic!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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It helps!. I've done that several times--but only to tweak conversations!. Like if it doesn't look right on paper, I'll constantly recite the scenario out loud until I get it to sound right!.

Edit: Another good way to detect errors is to read out-loud, too!. :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, often it does!. It helps make dialogue sound more natural and adds drama to it!. I recommend it to students a lot and my editor frequently uses it with me!. Pax-CWww@QuestionHome@Com

Listening to people talk works a whole lot better than babbling to yourself!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It does for me!. And I've been doing it since before I started writing at the age of 14!. (Is this a bad thing!? lol)Www@QuestionHome@Com