James W. Williams

To be a better conversationalist, you should watch out for hand gestures, eye contact, and facial expressions, and learn to divulge their meanings.

hat makes you so afraid or nervous about talking to people?

n a scale of 0 – 10, how afraid are you?

Let’s try this with the following questions:
What makes you so afraid or nervous about talking to people?
When did you start having such fear? What happened back then that possibly developed your fear of talking to people?
What are the other elements you remember from that time, e.g. people, sounds, surroundings, etc?

If you are faced with the same fear over and over again, chances are your original fear diminishes, because somehow, you are ready and prepared to tackle it.

not moving forward will make you a stagnant witness that remains in one place while the rest of the world changes and evolves.

Emotions are mostly expressed nonverbally through facial expressions, eye contact, and body language,

conversationalist, you should watch out for hand gestures, eye contact, and facial

expressions, and learn to divulge their meanings.

Fear

One of the obstacles that limit a person from being a confident speaker is fear.