Introvert, Not Rude

How to Start Conversations Warmly, Make Small Talk That Feels Natural and Leave Kindly So People See the Real You, Even If You've Been Called ColdDo people call you cold or stuck-up, when you are really just quiet and thinking?You smile a second too late. You answer "Yeah" when someone asks about your week. Then a colleague tells you, kindly, that you are "a bit hard to read." You are not rude. You are an introvert, and nobody ever handed you the small, warm sentences that let people see it.This is a practical guide for introverts, whether you are a quiet introvert or a shy person, who want to be warmer, not louder. Instead of proving you are an introvert, it asks which of three things is in your way: Drain (tired before you arrive), Rust (out of practice with a first sentence) or Fear (dread of being judged). Then you turn down the loudest one first, with words you can say out loud. In this book you will discover:- A Quick Start page for tonight: what to say when your mind goes blank, when someone asks how you are, and when you need to leave- How to start a conversation from what is in front of you, and how to make small talk that keeps going; small talk for introverts without a script- Why quiet gets read as cold, and how to say out loud what your face keeps to itself- A kind way to leave any conversation, and a way out of the replay on the way home so you can stop being awkward in your own head- Introvert and social anxiety in plain words: quiet, shy and afraid told apart, and when to take the words to a GP or counsellor- Introvert confidence built by going back to the same place, one small exchange at a time- How to be more social and how to improve your social skills without more parties: friends from a few real conversations, and networking one coffee at a time- The Short Yes: how a highly sensitive introvert says yes and still keeps the quiet hours- How to improve communication skills at work: introvert at work means leading with the point, disagreeing out loud and being noticed without bragging, plus quiet leadership in practice- And much moreImogen and Gareth run the same dials through their own weeks, and some of it only half works. The people in the examples are composites or anonymised, and the book says plainly where the research is thin.This book is for you if you want to be warmer without being louder, if you have been told you are hard to read, or if you dread the team drink. It will not make parties fun. It gives you a kind way to leave one. It is a practical guide, not therapy or medical advice.If you want to be warm, clear and still quietly yourself, get your copy today.