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Why are we so tense in an unfamiliar circle of people?
The phenomenon of internal openness or closedness is familiar to everyone, I think.
In one place we feel the opportunity to manifest, in another we feel some kind of constraint and inability to manifest.
In this article we will consider the possible nature of such manifestations and how they can be treated.
A familiar or unfamiliar circle is directly related to concepts such as trust and anxiety.
And the question is not whether we know what or not, but whether we have trust, anxiety and, in general, a desire to manifest ourselves in general.
Also, community interests, topics for conversation, and in general the ability to start dialogues with a large number of strangers is a skill and experience. Know different topics and phrases with which you could start a dialogue or how to support it.
- Tell something about yourself, your day, your trip somewhere.
- Enjoy the weather, associatively remember that the same weather was 2 years ago in the country where you traveled. And suddenly the interlocutor was also in that country and now you are already exchanging impressions. The “association” technique is very good for continuing dialogues. Keep it in mind, but also remember the context of the meeting so that your story is relevant and respectful to the audience.
- Ask questions to people around you. There are a lot of topics. Something external The room…