Via Email

• Email might be one of the most effective ways for an introvert to communicate with an extrovert. Extroverts tend to overtake conversations and may make it difficult for the introvert, with her more reflective speaking style, to get a word in. An email provides an introvert with a platform to express all her ideas without interruption. The extrovert can read the email in its entirety (keep it short and sweet or the extrovert may start skimming) and understand what the introvert is conveying without any interruptions or problems. Follow-up questions can be asked in person or by responding to the email.
  
  

Get Active

• Extroverts like to be on the go and constantly moving. Scheduling a one-to-one sit-down conversation might lead to boredom and lack of attention on the extrovert's part. Decide to take a walk or exercise at the gym while you discuss your ideas or talk; or consider bringing more people into the conversation, if that won't interfere with your own needs. An extrovert will be able to focus better if there is activity going on around him and will listen more attentively to your ideas.
  
  

Speak Up

• Extroverts are often loud, have lots of ideas and aren't afraid to put the ideas out in the open. A quiet, mild-mannered introvert will never be heard if she doesn't learn to speak up. You might feel as if you are shouting, but the likelihood is that you are speaking in a normal tone of voice. Do not be afraid to interrupt the conversation if you have an idea that you feel is worthy of being discussed. An extrovert would do the same thing.
  
  

Write It Down

• Another way to get your point across to an extrovert is to write it down -- on an agenda, in a letter or even just on a slip of paper. The key is to catch the extrovert in a moment of down time (if that exists for him) and hand him the note or paper. Remind him to read it and check in periodically to make sure he actually read the note and didn't just throw it to the side. Give the extrovert a few days before you corner him again to check up on whether or not he got your message.