Hi,
I’ve just found an excellent blog post with 85 techniques to help you to overcome shyness.
There’s some really great stuff there and I’d recommend that you take a look.
Here’s an excerpt:
ShyBusters
- Don’t tell strangers - As a general rule, unless you’ve been advised otherwise by a responsible mental health professional, don’t tell people that you are shy. Save the revelation for people who are important to you, like relatives or close friends.
- Allude to your shyness with a laugh - Sometimes you may feel that you are too shy to handle a situation. If you run the risk of people thinking you’re shirking a duty or just being mean, then it’s best to half tell them. Toss it off with a smile and a speedy explanation that the reason you can’t say “yes” is because you’re shy. Make it short and sweet - no more than one sentence.
- Mention it with a “So what?” attitude - Find an appropriate time in a conversation and introduce the subject of shy people. Toss your shyness off casually, and it will slide off your listeners like a satin sheet. Having told them in a carefree manner could come in very handy later. When they ask you to do something or go somewhere, laughingly remind them, “C’mon, I told you I was shy.” It sounds so much better than, “I can’t do that. I’m too shy.”
You can read the whole thing here: Good-Bye To Shy
Talk soon,
Joe Braddock
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