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to yourself in front of a mirror</li></ul><h1 id="9f35">Volunteer for projects or events</h1><p id="7f28">When you volunteer and join a group, this requires you to speak occasionally. Sometimes members will want your input about events they are planning. As a result, you will have to speak.</p><p id="b2f8"><b>Action for you </b>— Your organization or events in your city may have group meetings you can check out. Find out more about when the group meets, and show up. Make going to these events a normal routine for yourself.</p><h1 id="e346">Raise your hand to ask or answer a question</h1><p id="f8c2">Sometimes you have to force yourself to ask or answer a question. Most likely you want to know more about an issue or want clarification on what the speaker said. Just ask a question. If you know the information, share your thoughts.</p><p id="791e"><b>Action for you</b> — At the next meeting you go to, force yourself to ask a question. Make it a goal to ask at least one question every time you go to a meeting or if you’re with a group of friends.</p><h1 id="649b">Practice before giving a presentation</h1><p id="3b19">Once in a while, you will have to present to a group. The best thing you can do is practice, practice, and practice. You want to be comfortable giving your presentation whether it’s in front of 10 people or 100 people.</p><p id="e9d5"><b>Action for you</b> — Volunteer for projects that your company is having which will force you to talk about your task. Another idea may be to attend a Toastmasters club. There are over 16,000 Toastmaster clubs in the world. These events require you to present in front of your group.</p><h1 id="c8aa">Video tape yourself speaking 100 times in 48 hours</h1><figure id="fa09"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*DGNIaQB5Sl0FD6abHumsJw.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://www.pexels.com/@karolina-grabowska?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels">Karolina Grabowska</a> from <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-people-relaxation-iphone-4378851/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels">Pexels</a></figcaption></figure><p id="1739">If you have a smartphone or recording device, record yourself talking about a topic 100 times in 48 hours. Whether you share the information is your

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choice. The idea is for you to give 100 talks in 48 hours.</p><p id="afc9">Don’t take a short cut and do 20 recordings of yourself. You want to maximize the time to give these short presentations. You are forcing yourself to do something you don’t want to do and adding the pressure of your time limit.</p><p id="aa26"><b>Action for you</b> — Start tomorrow and see how many times you can record yourself. You’ll feel silly at first but after you do a couple of talks, you’ll get more and more comfortable talking to yourself. You’ll also notice you become more confident with each talk you do.</p><h1 id="9976">Give a 60-second presentation to your mirror</h1><p id="16ec">If you have to present in front of your group, you need to practice. The best way you can do that is to present your information to yourself in front of a mirror. Yes, you’ll look silly but this will help you give better presentations.</p><p id="4a4e">Make sure you give the presentations several times until you get better and have the right inflection in your voice. Make sure you pause after key parts in your speech. You want to hurry the presentation but you need to give your audience time to digest the information you’re giving.</p><p id="d288">Remember this is your time and you should be the expert on the presentation since you did the research. You will likely know more about this than half the people you are giving the presentation to. In essence, you are the expert on the topic.</p><p id="1082"><b>Action for you </b>— Talk to your mirror and do this as many times as you need so you can practice this with little effort. The more times you do this, the better you’ll be.</p><h1 id="db0d">Final thoughts</h1><p id="3a29">Giving a presentation may be the scariest thing for you. If you take these steps mentioned above and do them over and over again, you’ll be more comfortable giving a presentation and talking in front of people. You will most likely always be an introvert. If you do some of these steps you will make yourself look like a true extrovert.</p><p id="60e6">What tip did you like best?</p><p id="f9e2">Reference:</p><p id="d856"><a href="https://www.toastmasters.org/-/media/47952d07b0fb4596b2d24228551049ff.ashx#:~:text=Toastmasters%20International%20is%20a%20worldwide,16%2C600%20clubs%20in%20143%20countries">Toastmaster Fact Sheet</a></p></article></body>

5 Ways You Can Transform into an Extrovert and Impress Your Friends

Tips you should do to become an introvert to extrovert overnight

If you’re an introvert, this may be the article you need to read to change your life. I don’t have any special skills or lessons but share with you five ways I was able to go from a quiet kid in class to giving presentations in front of hundreds of people.

Was this easy?

No.

I had to learn and do a few things to break out of my shell.

Growing up as a kid, whenever a guest would come to the house, I would hide behind the couch. I was comfortable living with my family and was not comfortable when a stranger walked in the front door.

Then in high school, I purposefully skipped school when I knew I had to speak about a passage in class. I would be marked as absent but I showed up right after that class was over. No one could pay me enough money to go to English class and talk in front of my peers.

I was that kid. Quiet in school and you barely knew I was there because I never said anything.

When I went to college, I didn’t want to be that quiet kid anymore. To do that, I had to force myself to take more active roles to talk in front of others.

I volunteered for different club events at school where I had to talk. Then when I joined the Army, I had to speak as I Ied soldiers or had to brief my supervisor.

These are the five techniques I used to break out my shell:

Volunteer for projects or events
Raise your hand to ask or answer a question
Practice before giving a presentation
Video tape yourself speaking 100 times in 48 hours
Give a 60-second presentation to yourself in front of a mirror

Volunteer for projects or events

When you volunteer and join a group, this requires you to speak occasionally. Sometimes members will want your input about events they are planning. As a result, you will have to speak.

Action for you — Your organization or events in your city may have group meetings you can check out. Find out more about when the group meets, and show up. Make going to these events a normal routine for yourself.

Raise your hand to ask or answer a question

Sometimes you have to force yourself to ask or answer a question. Most likely you want to know more about an issue or want clarification on what the speaker said. Just ask a question. If you know the information, share your thoughts.

Action for you — At the next meeting you go to, force yourself to ask a question. Make it a goal to ask at least one question every time you go to a meeting or if you’re with a group of friends.

Practice before giving a presentation

Once in a while, you will have to present to a group. The best thing you can do is practice, practice, and practice. You want to be comfortable giving your presentation whether it’s in front of 10 people or 100 people.

Action for you — Volunteer for projects that your company is having which will force you to talk about your task. Another idea may be to attend a Toastmasters club. There are over 16,000 Toastmaster clubs in the world. These events require you to present in front of your group.

Video tape yourself speaking 100 times in 48 hours

If you have a smartphone or recording device, record yourself talking about a topic 100 times in 48 hours. Whether you share the information is your choice. The idea is for you to give 100 talks in 48 hours.

Don’t take a short cut and do 20 recordings of yourself. You want to maximize the time to give these short presentations. You are forcing yourself to do something you don’t want to do and adding the pressure of your time limit.

Action for you — Start tomorrow and see how many times you can record yourself. You’ll feel silly at first but after you do a couple of talks, you’ll get more and more comfortable talking to yourself. You’ll also notice you become more confident with each talk you do.

Give a 60-second presentation to your mirror

If you have to present in front of your group, you need to practice. The best way you can do that is to present your information to yourself in front of a mirror. Yes, you’ll look silly but this will help you give better presentations.

Make sure you give the presentations several times until you get better and have the right inflection in your voice. Make sure you pause after key parts in your speech. You want to hurry the presentation but you need to give your audience time to digest the information you’re giving.

Remember this is your time and you should be the expert on the presentation since you did the research. You will likely know more about this than half the people you are giving the presentation to. In essence, you are the expert on the topic.

Action for you — Talk to your mirror and do this as many times as you need so you can practice this with little effort. The more times you do this, the better you’ll be.

Final thoughts

Giving a presentation may be the scariest thing for you. If you take these steps mentioned above and do them over and over again, you’ll be more comfortable giving a presentation and talking in front of people. You will most likely always be an introvert. If you do some of these steps you will make yourself look like a true extrovert.

What tip did you like best?

Reference:

Toastmaster Fact Sheet