There was a quote from Quiet on page 21 that stated, “…when they embraced the Culture of
Personality, Americans started to focus on how others perceived them. They
became captivated by people who were bold and entertaining.” For me, I would
put the words bold and entertaining in the category of a person
who is an extrovert. The more I think about it, the more I feel like I
personally am an introvert at heart. I enjoy spending time with people and
being around groups, but I only feel comfortable for a short amount of time
before I am ready to be on my own. Spending time by myself has always been
extremely crucial for me because it allows me to clear my head of all the
thoughts that I have about everyday life. I would rather fight my battles and
keep them inside myself rather than share them with other people. Quiet talks about Dale who was able to
train himself to become a public speaker. Within the classes that are required
to take at Mansfield University, public speaking is one of them. Just thinking
about speaking in front of a crowd causes extremely high anxiety for me, and I
think that by focusing on my fear rather than my actual topic of discussion
takes away from me learning the proper forms of public speaking. I think that
by being an introvert, it limits my mind to focusing mainly on that fear and
stops me from exploring the possibility that I could be good at public
speaking. I ended up taking this class online and refused to face my fear of
the thought. So, with being an introvert, I would say that it affects my
learning and holds me back from becoming something more than what I already am.
Maybe if I would have decided to take this class with my peers, I would have been able to explore the idea of me becoming an extrovert.
I am an extrovert and even I can't stand speaking in front of people, and I don't even think I could ever get used to it. It's an odd and uncomfortable thing to do. I am great with groups and enjoy meeting new people but it is still nerve racking to be in front of the audience that is going to be judging your speaking skills and pick at everything you say. So no matter if you're an introvert or an extrovert I believe it will affect your nerves.
ReplyDeleteAs an introvert public speaking is an awful thing. I hated it until I took my speech class at my previous college. To deal with this I took my speech class over the winter so it was my only class and only focus. This helped me out a ton. After having this class I have to say I am not nearly as nervous when speaking in front of people. It really helps your confidence knowing an actual outline for a speech and knowing that you are doing the right thing and not just going up there and fluffing it the whole time.
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ReplyDeleteYour post was extremely interesting! I loved how you talked about public speaking and how it affects you. I can relate to that, because I am the exact same way, Speaking in front of a huge crowd gives me really bad anxiety, too. However, I have learned that if I think about speaking in front of a crowd of people too much, it just makes everything worse. So I just think about what I am going to say instead of the people there. I am an introvert as well and I actually had to take a public speaking class last fall here at Mansfield University. I did not like it one bit, and I got nervous every time I had to speak in front of the class. I also can relate to spending time by yourself. I do that often, too. It really does allow us to clear our heads after a long day. Being an introvert, it really does teach us a lot of things that we didn't really think were possible doesn't it?