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SUMMARY:Leading the Conversation
LOCATION:Visible Coffee Roasters - Madison
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 26% · why: lots of
  people going\n\nNote 3 changes compared to previous events:\n\n1. New Ven
 ue - Visible Coffee Roosters on Madison (not Ada's).\n2. Start at 7pm (not
  6:30).\n3. $5 - $10 suggested donation to help cover venue rental.\n\nLet
 's practice talking with shy people and anxious people.\n\nIn this session
  you'll partner with someone roleplaying a shy person that wants to talk t
 o you but keeps running out of things to say. By taking charge and leading
  the conversation\, you'll make the experience much more fun for both of y
 ou and face some of your own insecurities about these potentially awkward 
 situations.\n\nThen we'll switch to roleplaying and anxious person that ca
 n't stop talking. The more they talk\, the more they worry and the more th
 ey worry the more they talk. The way to help here is to interrupt and cont
 ribute to the conversation. It's going to feel like getting onto an escala
 tor or those crazy elevators that don't have doors and don't stop on the f
 loors.\n\nExpect these exercises to bring up some insecurities. You might 
 feel like you are making the shy partner uncomfortable or that you're bein
 g rude to the anxious partner. Rest assured that being able to handle thes
 e situations better will make things more comfortable for you and your con
 versation partners in the future.
URL:https://www.meetup.com/decent-social-skills/events/315602329/
CATEGORIES:palaner,saved
STATUS:TENTATIVE
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