The hidden reason meeting new people can feel so hard
Watch this free 3-part series to find out why walking into a room of strangers sometimes feels harder than you'd like - and why that's not a flaw in you.
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And understand what's really going on when you start talking with people you don't know.
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What you'll discover
- Why your brain treats a new place differently from a familiar one
- Why meeting new people can leave you drained, even when it's gone fine
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Why uncertainty makes everything awkward
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Why introverts find small talk a chore
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Why understanding what's going on is the first step to making it feel easier
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Why New Situations Feel Hard
The hidden link between uncertainty, discomfort and small talk.
The real problem isn't a lack of confidence.
You've probably been told to "just be more confident" or to " fake it til you make it".
But meeting new people can still feel harder than you'd like.
This free 3-part series explains why - and why confidence isn't the issue.
Discover what's really going on
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This is for you if:
- You feel more comfortable with a plan than improvising.
- You rehearse conversations before they happen.
- You can talk for hours about a subject you love but freeze making small talk.
- You replay conversations wondering what you could have said differently.
- You sometimes avoid situations because they feel harder than they should.
Others say
This series feels like someone finally explaining why small talk can be so challenging and exhausting. It shows the struggle is not a weakness, and is calm and genuinely supportive throughout.
F.J.
Hi, I'm Anna
I solo circuited the globe with no phone and no credit card.
Now I help quiet people hold their own in company.
I'm an ethnographer, personality profiler and lifelong introvert who's been the new one many times over.
I've studied at four universities across three countries and taught on courses in three more, so I know that first-week feeling from both sides of the room, at home and abroad.
Annoyingly, life doesn't come with an instruction manual for new situations, so I share what I've learned to help you find your feet as quickly as possible.
