First Steps Workshop

What are You Afraid Of?

Many things in our lives revolve around being social.  Even computers, the once sacred hiding grounds for extreme introverts and people with severe shyness, are now social.  The two largest websites, google and facebook, are dedicated to connecting you with others.  Even with how social everything is becoming, almost everyone experiences some form of social anxiety:

• Did you ever worry when meeting a lover or friend’s parents?
• Have you ever thought someone was extremely attractive and didn’t attempt to talk to them?
• Did butterflies fill you stomach right before giving a public speech?

Why do we sometimes experience these anxieties and how do we get past them?  How do we keep conversations going in light of these slight fears we may be experiencing?

Shyness and Meeting Others

Have you ever felt it might be awkward to start talking to someone whom you don’t know?  You’d think with how social we all are it’s be simple to just walk right up to someone at a coffee shop, grocery store, or even bar and start a conversation with them.

I know what you’re thinking, they’re going to know you’re hitting on them, or I don’t know what to say to people. Many times we hear from clients that they have NO problem talking to friends and family but the second they have to talk to someone they think they SHOULD be flirting with, they freeze up and don’t know what to say.

Improving Your Social Life

It’s not something my parents taught me, but I knew there had to be a better way of meeting people without that terrifying feeling.  We’re always looking for research to help explain what causes us to act the way we do, including the situation mentioned above.  We see a lot of patterns and in turn frequently get requests to explain:

• What causes this fear of approaching others and how do I get past it?
• How do I start a conversation and keep it going with someone I like?
• How to make meaningful conversation with someone that you know nothing about?
• Why do I or others come off as cold or too aggressive sometimes?

What Will This Workshop Cover?

This is a workshop for the person who is willing to spend two hours learning more about what people are actually doing when they go through these initial stages of meeting another person.  This workshop will cover

• Approach Anxiety: Learn why it is normal to have those social butterflies when approaching someone with intent.  Learn how to manage this fear and meet more people now.  Even as a female who isn’t doing the approaching, you get the nervous tickle when meeting someone new.
• Making the Connection:  Ever wonder why sometimes you just “hit it off” with someone while others fizzle out?  Learn the methods to expressing yourself and reading between the lines of others with the type of person they’re telling you they are.
• Climbing the Ladder of Communication:  We’ll continue to work through “The Ladder” which was begun with the previous Body Language workshop, and demonstrate how to bring the best out of each and every meeting.

Expect interactions with Miss Pivot’s staff to help you navigate to building better connections with people both in your professional and personal life.  You’ll be receiving top notch explanations and get some take-home items to continue your social mixing after the workshop.

Sign up now and join us in the experience.