Read the newspaper, set an internal time clock and don’t be late to the party - literally. These are among some of the tips offered by a “shyness expert” and psychology professor in the US on how to master one of the most important skills of the holiday season: small talk.
25.12.2013
(Relaxnews) Read the newspaper, set an internal time clock and don’t be late to the party - literally. These are among some of the tips offered by a “shyness expert” and psychology professor in the US on how to master one of the most important skills of the holiday season: small talk.
If you don’t want to spend the holidays standing in the corner, pretending to read important emails on your smartphone or stuffing yourself with one too many meatballs for fear of having to engage idle banter with strangers, the director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast offers a host of “small talk” tips to get you through party season.