Whenever we're shy, we tend to sound boring or annoying just by not saying what we're thinking. We apologize to be humble but the more we tell people not to judge us, the more we lose their interst in knowing us. At the end, you just don't end up losing a potential friend, you feel pathetic as well.
Aplogizing before you start speaking is something that's got to be banned! It's not just irritating but showing how you feel inferior about yourself. Isn't it much easier to just introduce yourself and not give them the pre-assuumption that you are not worth the while?
There was this girl in my class who happened to be stuttering while in a presenation about Polygamy. Everyone got intereseted as the topic dictates about Muslim men marrying four wives. But her when she began with, " I'm sorry if my voice is bad, I just had a cold. I'm sorry if my slides are a bit this...and that...." And she spent the whole 15 minutes apologizing her ass off while we didn't wanna hear what she has to say about her report at all.
A girl posted an info in her facebook account saying:
"Nothing's interesting 'bout me.. i'm just a SWEET innocent girl..I love to laugh out loud, though I don’t look like the real thing.I love making people laugh, even if it making a fool of myself.:-D "
She really does look sweet in her profile photo but as she anounced that "nothing's interesting" about her makes you not wanna read whatever it is that she has to say.
Surely, there are a lot of these intros taht you totally know that are not so charming at all. I'll write some if I've encountered more. Til then...:)
1 comment:
I agree 100%! People should NEVER begin a speech or presentation by putting themselves down or apologising. It's like they're trying to say "don't listen to me, I'm boring, I'm wasting your time."
And just by saying that, it comes true!
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