Has someone nearby been sending you emails rather than calling or meeting you face-to-face? When you do get together, does she or he stand back, avoid holding eye contact, or speaking up?
While there are many possible reasons for their behavior, that person may, in fact, be a victim of what has become “the third most prevalent psychiatric disorder” according to Dr. Lynne Henderson, a director of The Shyness Clinic. Yes, shyness. Along with Dr. Phil Zimbardo of Stanford University, Henderson has been studying what they believe is a growing social epidemic.
In their research, nearly half of Americans describe themselves as chronically shy. Another 40% considered themselves as previously shy and only about 5% believed they were never shy. Dr. Zimbardo intends to draw more public attention to this disorder in his role as the new president of the American Psychological Assocation.
Shy people tend to smile, touch and speak less. In social situations they experience symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, perspiration, and butterflies in the stomach . . . often. Henderson and Zimbardo say that shyness is a form of excessive self- preoccupation.
Shy people think more negative thoughts about themselves, are more likely to expect to be rejected and perceive others as less approachable than less shy people. They are even more likely to forget information presented to them when they believe that they are being evaluated.
In short, the world looks like a scary, unfriendly place, so, ironically, they prove themselves right and often look unapproachable.
At what cost? Shy people obviously have more trouble meeting people, conversing, forming relationships — participating in life. Professor emeritus Thomas Harrell of Stanford University examined Stanford M.B.A.’s over a 20 year period to elicit their “success” factor and found that, “The number one factor linked with success was social extroversion, the ability to speak up, something that shy people are least apt to do.
The bad news continues. In addition to the pervasive loneliness which shyness engenders, two potent, negative consequences of shyness are:
1) Greater health problems because shy people tend to have a weak network of friends and are thus less resilient to illness and less likely to even tell give doctors sufficient information to be treated, and
2. Likely to make less money, live up to their potential at work or feel appreciated for their contributions.
Metaphorically, shyness is a shrinking back from life that weakens the bonds of human connection. In her book, “That’s Not What I Meant”, Dr. Deborah Tannen wrote that, “Little of what we say is really important, relative to the words that are used, but it is the conversation itself that shows involvement.”
Why are more American describing themselves as shy?
Is it our growing social isolation? Machines are replacing humans in many of our everyday interactions, from bank ATMs to gas stations to Email. Dr. Henderson believes that, “The growing context of indifference to others means a lowered priority is being given to being social.” With less time spent in face-to-face interaction people are feeliing less comfortable with their ability to connect when they do want that closeness, turning modern-day shy.
Shyness expert, Jonathan Berent, offers four pieces of advice which I have paraphrased:
1. When you feel safe you do not feel shy.
Seek out and create safe environments to experience the non-shy parts of yourself, where you can be completely yourself without fear of judgment or negative consequences.
2. You are responsible for your actions, not your feelings.
A natural instinct is to be driven to get rid of uncomfortable feelings. But you can remove feelings or control them. You can only feel them and then move onto what you want to feel or do next.
3. Your feelings are not within your control, but your follow-up thoughts and actions are. Trying not to feel shy leads you to trying not to feel at all. Try stuffing your feelings and you may turn compulsive, obsessive, addicted to something or someone and/or withdraw.
If you try to stay with your feeling of shyness and see the worst that you can feel, then, over time, you know that you can survive, and even thrive in situation that had seemed scary.
4. Shy people are often attracted to those who do not return the affection which is a very painful way of creating safety. Knowing this, you can become more aware of people who are comfortable enough to reciprocate your reaching out.
One final personal note. Most of my childhood I was quiet and kept to myself, mostly because I enjoyed daydreaming and reading. But most people thought that I was shy. In fact a school therapist diagnosed me as “phobically shy.” I saw how isolating their view of me could make my life if I did not learn to reach out more so that people would be comfortable with me when I did want to connect.
We all know from harsh experience that, while everyone yearns to be known and cared for, not everyone knows how to show appreciation in the face of caring. You “say it better” to connect and care, not because those gestures will always be acknowledged, but because, it is your brave and warm expression of how you want to live your life. Yes?
?1999 LJL Seminars
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Dr. Ralph C. Smeadly, the founder of Toastmasters International, wrote, “The speaker who stands and talks at ease is the one who can be heard without weariness. If his posture and gestures are so graceful and unobtrusive, that no one notices them, he may be counted as truly successful.” When your actions are wedded to your words, the impact of your speech will be strengthened. If your platform behavior includes mannerisms unrelated to your spoken message, those actions will call attention to themselves and away from your speech. Below I have provided 5 ways you can rid yoursel of your distracting mannerisms.
1. Rid Yourself of Distracting Mannerisms
Eliminate vocal and visual impediments.
Some common faults of inexperienced or in-effective speakers are:
?Gripping or leaning on the lectern
?Finger tapping
?Lip biting or licking
?Toying with coins or jewelry
?Frowning
?Adjusting hair or clothing
?Head wagging
These have two things in common:
?They are physical manifestations of simple nervousness.
?They are performed unconsciously.
When you make a verbal mistake, you can easily correct it, because you can hear your own words, but you can’t see yourself, so most distracting mannerisms go uncorrected. You can’t eliminate them unless you know they exist.
Videotape yourself.
The first step in eliminating any superfluous behavior is to obtain an accurate perception of your body’s image. This should include:
?Posture
?Gestures
?Body movement
?Facial expressions
?Eye contact
The next step is to free yourself of physical behaviors that do not add to your speech. This can be accomplished by simply becoming aware of your problem areas. After you have videotaped yourself speaking, review the tape several times and make a list of all the distracting mannerisms you notice.
First review. Review your tape the first time without looking for mannerisms. Just listen to the presentation as if you were hearing it for the first time and evaluate the overall impact you experience from watching the tape.
Second review. Review your tape a second time (with the volume turned down) and look for visual distractions. Take notes on what you observe.
Third review. During this review, have the picture turned off and listen only to your voice. Many people have never even heard a taping of their own voice before. Become accustomed to listening to your voice. Get to know it as others hear it. Note what you like and what you don’t like. Pay attention to the speed, the volume, and the tone of your voice.
Fourth review. Once you have made lists both of your distracting mannerisms and your more positive points, you are ready to have one or two family members watch the tape with you. Get their initial impression. Ask them to be honest.
Once you have completed these reviews, go over the list of all the distracting mannerisms you saw and heard. The next time you are having a conversation with someone you know well, try to notice whether you use any of these distracting mannerisms even in casual circumstances. Tackle each of your negative points one at a time.
2. Build Self-confidence by Being Yourself
The most important rule for making your body communicate effectively is to be yourself. The emphasis should be on the sharing of ideas, not on the performance.
Strive to be as genuine and natural as you are when you speak to family members and friends.
Large vs. small audiences. Many people say, “I’m okay in a small group, but when I get in front of a larger group I freeze.” The only difference between speaking to a small informal group and to a sizable audience is the number of listeners. To compensate for this, you need only to amplify your natural behavior. Be authentically yourself, but amplify your movements and expressions just enough so that the audience can see them.
3. Let Your Body Mirror Your Feelings
If you are interested in your subject, truly believe what you are saying, and want to share your message with others, your physical movements will come from within you and will be appropriate to what you are saying.
By involving yourself in your message, you’ll be natural and spontaneous without having to consciously think about what you are doing or saying. For many of us, this isn’t as easy as it sounds because it requires us to drop the mask that shields the “real self” in public.
To become an effective speaker, it is essential that you get rid of your mask and share your true feelings with your audience. Your audience wants to know how you feel about your subject. If you want to convince others, you must convey your convictions.
Speak from the heart and to the soul.
4. Build Self-confidence Through Preparation
Nothing influences a speaker’s mental attitude more than the knowledge that he or she is
thoroughly prepared. This knowledge leads to self-confidence, which is a vital ingredient of effective public speaking.
How many of us have ever experienced a situation in which we had not prepared well for a presentation? How did we come across? On the other hand, think of those presentations that did go well. These are the ones that we had properly prepared for.
5. Use Your Everyday Speaking Situations
Whenever you speak to people, make an extra effort to notice how you speak. Observe, too, whether the facial expressions of your listeners indicate they do or do not understand what you are saying. Before calling to request something on the phone, plan and practice what you are going to say. Even this is essentially a short presentation. Another exercise is to prepare a 90-second presentation about yourself. Describe who you are and what you do. Record your presentation and review it using the four steps described above.
Since you are talking about yourself, you don’t need to research the topic; however, you do need to prepare what you are going to say and how you are going to say it. Plan everything including your gestures and walking patterns.
Facial Expressions
Leave that deadpan expression to poker players. A speaker realizes that appropriate facial
expressions are an important part of effective communication. In fact, facial expressions are often the key determinant of the meaning behind the message. People watch a speaker’s face during a presentation. When you speak, your face-more clearly than any other part of your body-communicates to others your attitudes, feelings, and emotions.
Remove expressions that don’t belong on your face.
Inappropriate expressions include distracting mannerisms or unconscious expressions not
rooted in your feelings, attitudes and emotions. In much the same way that some speakers perform random, distracting gestures and body movements, nervous speakers often release excess energy and tension by unconsciously moving their facial muscles (e.g., licking lips, tightening the jaw).
One type of unconscious facial movement which is less apt to be read clearly by an audience is involuntary frowning. This type of frowning occurs when a speaker attempts to deliver a memorized speech. There are no rules governing the use of specific expressions. If you relax your inhibitions and allow yourself to respond naturally to your thoughts, attitudes and emotions, your facial expressions will be appropriate and will project sincerity, conviction, and credibility.
Eye Contact
Eye contact is the cement that binds together speakers and their audiences. When you speak, your eyes involve your listeners in your presentation. There is no surer way to break a communication bond between you and the audience than by failing to look at your listeners. No matter how large your audience may be, each listener wants to feel that you are talking to him or her.
The adage, “The eyes are the mirror of the soul,” underlines the need for you to convince people with your eyes, as well as your words. Only by looking at your listeners as individuals can you convince them that you are sincere and are interested in them, and that you care whether they accept your message. When you speak, your eyes also function as a control device you can use to assure your listeners’ attentiveness and concentration.
Eye contact can also help you to overcome nervousness by making your audience a known quantity. Effective eye contact is an important feedback device that makes the speaking situation a two-way communication process. By looking at your audience, you can determine how they are reacting. When you develop the ability to gauge the audience’s reactions and adjust your presentation accordingly, you will be a much more effective speaker.
How To Use Your Eyes Effectively
1. Know your material. Know it so well that you don’t have to devote your mental energy to the task of remembering the sequence of ideas and words.
You should prepare well (remember to use the 9 P’s) and rehearse enough so that you don’t have to depend heavily on notes. Many speakers, no matter how well prepared, need at least a few notes to deliver their message. If you can speak effectively without notes, by all means do so. But if you must use notes, that’s fine. Just don’t let them be a substitute for preparation and rehearsal.
Even many experienced speakers use notes. Often, they take advantage of such natural pauses as audience laughter or the aftermath of an important point to glance briefly at their notes. To make this technique work, keep your notes brief. (See Chapter 6 for more on this topic.)
2. Establish a personal bond with listeners. How do you do this? Begin by selecting one person and talking to him or her personally. Maintain eye contact with that person long enough to establish a visual bond (about 5 to 10 seconds). This is usually the equivalent of a sentence or a thought. Then shift your gaze to another person.
In a small group, this is relatively easy to do. But, if you’re addressing hundreds or thousands of people, it’s impossible. What you can do is pick out one or two individuals in each section of the room and establish personal bonds with them. Then each listener will get the impression you’re talking directly to him or her.
3. Monitor visual feedback. While you are talking, your listeners are responding with their own non-verbal messages. Use your eyes to actively seek out this valuable feedback. If individuals aren’t looking at you, they may not be listening either. Their reasons may include one or more of these factors:
They may not be able to hear you.
Solution: If you are not using a microphone, speak louder and note if that works.
They may be bored.
Solution: Use some humor, increase your vocal variety or add powerful gestures or body
movements.
They may be puzzled.
Solution: Repeat and/or rephrase what you have just said.
They seem to be fidgeting nervously.
Solution: You may be using distracting mannerisms. Maybe you have food on your clothes (or worse, maybe your blouse is unbuttoned or your fly isn’t closed). Make sure you are aware of these embarrassing possibilities before and during your speech. If necessary, try to correct them without bringing more attention to them. On the other hand, if your listeners’ faces indicate pleasure, interest and close attention, don’t change a thing. You’re doing a great job!
Your Appearance
If your listeners will have on suits and dresses, wear your best suit or dress – the outfit that brings you the most compliments. Make sure that every item of clothing is clean and well tailored.
Don’t wear jewelry that might glitter or jingle when you move or gesture. This might divert attention from your speech. For the same reason, empty your pockets of bulky items and anything that makes noise when you move.
Part of the first impression you give occurs even before you are introduced to deliver your speech. As the audience arrives, your preparation should be concluded. You shouldn’t have to study your speech. Instead, mingle with the audience, and project that same friendly, confident attitude that will make your speech a success.
When you speak-especially if you aren’t well known to the audience-the most crucial part of your presentation is the first few minutes. During that initial segment, the audience will be making critical judgments about you. Your listeners will decide whether you are confident, sincere, friendly, eager to address them and worthy of their attention. In large measure, they will base this decision on what they see.
After your introduction, walk purposefully and confidently to the speaking position.
Walking Patterns
Why move in the first place?
Moving forces people to focus and follow you. The way you walk from your seat to the speaker’s position is very important. When you are introduced, you should appear eager to speak. Too many speakers look as though they are heading toward execution.
Walk confidently from your seat to the lectern. Pause there for a few seconds, then move out from behind the lectern. As discussed before, it is wise to use the lectern as a point of departure, and not a barrier to hide behind.
Smile before you say your first words. Be careful not to stand too close to, nor move beyond, the people in the front row. Be careful not to walk too much. Doing so will work against you. Continuous pacing is distracting. Walking can be an effective way to stress an important idea. It is essential that your walk be purposeful and intentional, not just a random shift of position. Taking about three steps, moving at a shallow angle, usually works best.
When employing visual aids, use three positions. One position is your “home” position and should be front and center. The other two positions should be relatively near the “home” position. Never stand in front of any visual aid.
When you practice your speaking, make sure you also practice your walking patterns. Try walking to and from your three positions. These positions should be planned just as your hand gestures are.
When standing still, remember to maintain good posture. Stand up straight.
Remember it’s not what you say it’s how you say it and your body does speak very loudly. It’s only when you marry your verbal message and you nonverbal message does a speaker begin to command presence.
It was tempting to write another title headline: Are You an Addict?
I decided against it for it is not my intention to highlight the word addict; instead my intention is to inspire action.
So, to be clear the word ACtIOn is the operative meaning.
What does it mean to be an action addict?
That is a curious question that deserves a ten minute time out.
Maybe it would be helpful to think about the words separately and then create your own connotations.
The question is not a random question, but one I have been puzzling over for the past year. I have gone so far to ask myself what is the opposite of “action addict?” Is it boredom? Is the antithesis laziness? Does addict mean that you ignore, surrender control or relinquish your ability to do anything about addictive behavior? I hope not.
To posit another counter question is to ask the looming question WHY? Why do I do the things I do? Why am I an action addict? This is the soul question that I ask readers to ask themselves – WHY -in my book, Climb Every Obstacle: Eliminate Your Limits under Obstacle 74: Over-activity.
Recently I read a posting that supports what I wrote in the book. Let me quote this directly:
“Unearthing the reasons why we fill our lives with so much gives us insight into our character. When we do so many things, it is often because we are afraid to cope with our deepest feelings – the act of doing then, doesn’t become something constructive, but rather an effort to evade what is happening within. The simple act of noting down our feelings about our responsibilities can be a way for us to open the door into ourselves and see just how much we tend to skirt around our uncomfortable emotions by trying to replace them with things that fill our time.” ~ Daily OM
Hummmmmmm?
An action addict to me is someone in-tuned to the action (verb) steps it takes to achieve certain results or outcomes and they are addicted to doing the action until the goal complete or the result is manifest.
Joe Vitale, in The Secret, says that what you give your attention to is what you manifest. Where attention goes, it grows (I think this is a James Arthur Ray saying).
So, the pivotal question is what addictive action are you giving your attention to?
My action addictions are: speaking, writing, organizing, analysis, sharing, service projects, and learning; all positive extensions of my personality and purpose. I know exactly WHY I utilize my time and talents this way. My intended outcome or the result that I am intending is to add LIFE (learning, inspiration, function, and expertise) so that I can direct the destiny of each person in my influence circle.
What actions are you addicted to?
WHY?
Post your responses on the discussion page.
Celebrate the action addictions and the clarity of purpose that you have!
It’s Friday night and you’re stressed our perusing the web searching for job leads. In just two weeks you will be on terminal leave from the military and you’re nervous. The economy is in shambles, jobless rates are at an all time high, and you have zero experience in the corporate world. To make things worse, you’re competing against folks with stacked resumes and a huge network, and the outlook appears dim.
You’re about to go to combat in the real world except you have a problem, you’re not ready for battle.
Fighter pilots don’t strap on our gear and fly unless we’re fully prepared (i.e. up to date with tactics, intelligence and skill.) Did you ever strap on your gear and deploy without being prepared? I didn’t think so. It’s called being Mission Ready (“MR”.) Becoming MR takes work.
Simply put, you need to fully trust yourself before you can go on a mission. You have to trust yourself to win.
You have to Prepare.
You have to Train.
You have to Sacrifice.
Just like transitioning to the military was very challenging for most of you, transitioning into the highly competitive job market also takes a tremendous amount of work. But it’s not the job searching and networking that you should be concentrating on initially. Rather, you should be working on yourself.
Arnold Schwarzenegger once said: Nobody ever got muscles watching me lift the weights! I have a question for you: Have you lifted your career transition weights today?
So, rather than spending most of your time delving deep into the job search and getting stressed watching the news, what you need to do first is get busy at preparing.
Here are a few wingtips.
1. Instead of watching “Grey’s Anatomy” and playing online poker, head over to Barnes and Noble and find the best books you can on job interviewing techniques, resume writing, cover letters, and recruiters. Sit, read, and take tons of notes. Do this every chance you get. You need to essentially get a private degree in career transitioning and you have to be willing to sacrifice your time.
2. Plan to interview at least one civilian businessperson a week over coffee or lunch. Maybe that person you strike up a conversation with at Starbucks can be a perfect candidate. Sometimes, strangers can be a great resource of information. Just be friendly and inquisitive. People like to help.
3. Get on Linked In or Facebook and search for people who are former military. Develop a relationship with them if you can and do what most military folks don’t like to do: ask for help!
Here are some great book resources you should check out (“Google” them):
* Sweaty Palms: The Neglected Art of Being Interviewed
* Military-to-Civilian Career Transition Guide: The Essential Job Search Handbook for Service Members
* How To Win Friends and Influence People: Dale Carnegie
* Think and Grow Rich: Napoleon Hill
Notice I didn’t just list job resources. Personal development guru Jim Rohn says “Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.” I agree 100%.
All these resources and strategies will help you develop what I call your Inner Wingman. When you trust your inner wingman, you become confident. Confidence breeds action which leads to performance. People who lack confidence are fearful. They fear change, failure, and rejection. Fearful people have a survival mentality, but confident people have a winning mentality. Confident people have positive attitudes and companies love to hire people who are positive and trustworthy.
If you don’t trust yourself, neither will your interviewer.
So, before you start complaining about how difficult your job search is or how little opportunities are out there, ask yourself if you’ve done the heavy lifting necessary to build trust in yourself in this competitive job market. In life, nobody is flying your jet but you. You have to earn your wings before you can fly.
Whether we admit it or not, as human beings, we love to do something fun and pleasurable, it’s human nature to want self-gratification. And sometimes, consciously or unconsciously, we play games to experience self-gratification. If you really think about it, it really makes sense, we spend our childhood playing games, were they just primers for the games we play as adults? And no matter how we co-exist harmoniously, men and women treat their relationship as a big chess match- strategy moves, counter moves, all designed to keep their opponent off balance. Both men and women are guilty of these games.
This time, however, I am going to share with you the compiled cruel and beastly games women play that drive men crazy. A very important relationship advice for women, whether you are in a committed relationship or not, it’s best to avoid these cruel things women do to men, if you don’t want to scare them away this Halloween season.
Giving away fake numbers. Some girls do this because it easier than telling a man that they’re not interested. This can be a bummer for a boy who had his hopes up and thought he had his “game” on, but when he dialed your number, it’s some Chinese restaurant taking his order.
Emotionally manipulate men. Most guys cannot stand seeing a woman cry, and unfortunately, some females out there intentionally shed a tear or throw a tantrum to get their way. They are undoubtedly, taking advantage of men’s incomprehensible understanding of women’s feelings.
Don’t tell you their relationship status. Some girls enjoy the flirtation and flattery that they let it linger a littler longer.
And just when a man is ready to make a move to ask for her number, she tells him “I have a boyfriend.”
For the sake of free drinks. Some women go out never planning to spend their own money; instead they use their feminine guile to sway guys to buy their refreshments. This is definitely one of the wily things women do to men.
Use you men as spare tire. This is for females who are afraid of confrontations and terrified to be alone. Usually a man is totally clueless what’s going on until she leaves him for another guy. She would hold on to his current lover for a while until she is secured enough to be with her new guy.
Inflict physical violence. Decent men are brought up with the idea that hitting a woman is total no-no! Unfortunately, there are some females out there who take advantage of this. They use this to gain power over a man, because they know that he is not capable of hitting back. Definitely one of the nastiest things women do.
Criticize their men in public. This may be one of the cruel things women do, degrade your man in public and don’t be surprised if he slowly alienates you in his life.
Test their men. This is also one of the things women do that drive men crazy. This is where she usually uses the “if you really love me…” line. She will let you cancel your poker night, your boy’s night-out or whatever your plans are, just to be with her.
Flirts around to make you jealous. Maybe she feels unappreciated or you just had a big fight or she just enjoys seeing that tormented look in your face. For whatever reason, girls who flirt with other guys in front of their boyfriends are absolutely manipulative.
Withholding sex. A classic, and frequently used, cruel things women do. For most men, sex is like air. So withholding sex to get what you want or punishes him with his transgression is really a dreadful thing to do, no matter how affective it is.
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