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D-d-d-don't you hate it when you get... erm... nervous?
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| Lira |
W-w-why d-d-d-do we get... erm... nervous when we need to say something?
I know it's often out of insecurity, but God, I hate it. So, there's this ambassador who's trying to make some business with my university, and, after my boss talked to him about the projects our centre has (and I talked to him about a particular project I'm working on), he decided it would be a nice idea to chat. Instead of telling him how interested I am about the projects (which is true), we talked about the weather and how many students study in the university (which I didn't know, and ended up giving the wrong information - luckily, he was a bit confused so I hope he thinks he got it wrong :D).
I'm a young jedi with loads of things to learn, heh, or I just didn't the right thing not being aware of it. |
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| Lephaid |
Uh oh! Sounds like a case of social anxiety disorder! But we can help.
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lephaid
Uh oh! Sounds like a case of social anxiety disorder! But we can help.
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| CityKitty |
being nervous is natural, but it can be conquered over time, with practice. People aren't usually born public speakers-its a skill.
And especially nowadays when so much of our communication is done through phones, e-mails, IMs, and posts, it's a no brainer that we all have trouble speaking to ppl of influence or large crowds.:nervous: we don't practice talking to others in person enough anymore. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by CityKitty
being nervous is natural, but it can be conquered over time, with practice. People aren't usually born public speakers-its a skill. |
It's a funny thing - I'm able to talk in front of hundreds of people, but when it's just a few persons (or just one) in an important situation, it happens :p |
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| amnesiak |
| I can to talk to most people and infront of an audience. Just not girls :( |
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| CityKitty |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
It's a funny thing - I'm able to talk in front of hundreds of people, but when it's just a few persons (or just one) in an important situation, it happens :p |
I'm the same way. I'm actually in a public speaking class and there's only about 10 of us...talking in front of them is nerve racking!:nervous: |
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| ierxium |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
It's a funny thing - I'm able to talk in front of hundreds of people, but when it's just a few persons (or just one) in an important situation, it happens :p |
Same thing for me. I can do well in presentations to large and small crowds. But when it is person to person it gets complicated for me and my tongue. It's like I'm cursed. :( |
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| Spacey Orange |
| Just think that the people you are speaking to are equal or beneath you, then you should have no problem.:disbelief |
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| ierxium |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spacey Orange
Just think that the people you are speaking to are equal or beneath you, then you should have no problem.:disbelief |
I would never do that. Respect comes first for me. You should learn. ;) |
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| Streakfury |
I've always noticed that if you say something spontaneously to a large group of people, you don't get time to be nervous. If I have a presentation to do, I get nervous about it on the day. But if I randomly ask a question in a lecture or something, without thinking about it first, I don't feel embarrased at all. Weird.
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