Comments on: Introverted Networkers http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/introverted-networkers/ BoDo Business of Design online Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:06:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 by: Australia's Public Speaking Coach http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/introverted-networkers/#comment-4531 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:29:13 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/introverted-networkers/#comment-4531 HI, I can completely understand where you are coming from as an introvert who LOVES public speaking! The thing to understand is that Introversion has nothing to do with shyness. Shyness is a 'fear' of public situations, and this is not what we introverts have. (I say 'fear' in inverted commas as it is not the same as agrophobia which is a sever fear of public situations.) Rather, what we introverts have is a desire to experience the situation 'in our heads'. That is we would rather sit back and look at what is going on as opposed to the Extrovert who wants to go out and make the scene. This is nothing to do with Shyness. This is why you are able to copy someone and mimic their behaviour quite easily and do some public speaking and actually enjoy it. You are not shy, just a fully functioning introvert! Cheers Darren Fleming http://www.executivespeaking.com.au HI,

I can completely understand where you are coming from as an introvert who LOVES public speaking!

The thing to understand is that Introversion has nothing to do with shyness. Shyness is a ‘fear’ of public situations, and this is not what we introverts have. (I say ‘fear’ in inverted commas as it is not the same as agrophobia which is a sever fear of public situations.)

Rather, what we introverts have is a desire to experience the situation ‘in our heads’. That is we would rather sit back and look at what is going on as opposed to the Extrovert who wants to go out and make the scene. This is nothing to do with Shyness. This is why you are able to copy someone and mimic their behaviour quite easily and do some public speaking and actually enjoy it.

You are not shy, just a fully functioning introvert!

Cheers

Darren Fleming
http://www.executivespeaking.com.au

]]> by: Dani Nordin http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/introverted-networkers/#comment-4444 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:01:33 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/introverted-networkers/#comment-4444 I think, too, that the thing about networking is that it gets much easier the more you do it. You get into a rhythm, learning what you're looking for and how to get it. As a former theatre major and certified extrovert, I found that I had no problem starting the conversation with people, but I needed to know my motivation - if I didn't know what I was there for (beyond "to find people who will pay me"), I couldn't connect. But the moment I set an intention and made almost a mini-script in my head for the night, I was golden. I think, too, that the thing about networking is that it gets much easier the more you do it. You get into a rhythm, learning what you’re looking for and how to get it. As a former theatre major and certified extrovert, I found that I had no problem starting the conversation with people, but I needed to know my motivation - if I didn’t know what I was there for (beyond “to find people who will pay me”), I couldn’t connect. But the moment I set an intention and made almost a mini-script in my head for the night, I was golden.

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