You could talk about…
Expressing your real feelings (don’t bottle up your feelings)
Tell your friend your angry, sad, irritated, depressed, happy…
You don’t like something they do/did/said Bad habit (smoking) They gossiped, told a secret, lied…
Praising them
Confessing you did something wrong
Truth
Telling the truth
To speak up/out Be brave enough to… To be up front To be frank/ candid To share your feelings To be open To be crystal clear To speak plainly
Idioms
I didn’t beat about the bush - I went straight to the point.
I didn’t go all around the houses.