Originally Posted by
Alomoes
I'll bite.
Hey, uh, yeah, uh so what do I do now? <<< I'm pretty sure I failed because I didn't talk about what I want, which is still unclear to me. Oh yeah, I do indeed do this intentionally, and this is before I read this post. SOCIAL SKILLZ.
Okay serious now. I'd like for threads like these to have more traction, except they don't really have much more to add. I'll try and analyze it for congruence with my preconceived notions though. <<< Application of the theory. Although that's just me being a good communicator. If you are unclear of your intentions, then you have failed in communication. If you fail in communication, then people will think you are bad at communication. If you do this on purpose, like I do at times, then what is wrong with you, you sociopath. No, that means you are making people think you are bad. If they are bad, then they'll think same. People like same, therefore they like you. Or you're trying to avoid someone. /Tangent.
Everything is good up to facial expressions. That's kind of optional. It is more for building confidence in your appearance. I do agree that having good facial expressions is good, but I typically have one. People say I'd be good at poker. Sad thing, is that it isn't a poker face. That is changing though, as my adulthood comes. I've heard that happens with some people.
My turn. Assertiveness is more about being, or looking confident. If you look it, then close enough. What you perceive about yourself gets internalized, but whatever, who cares. "I can't make myself think I'm confident. What do I do?"
Uh yeah. You know what I do? I invoke Godwin's law this way, no joke. Copy the most famous politician you know. That is how you become confident. A good person to look at is Trump. Pretty much 90% of their job is to talk in front of people. I don't, but doesn't make me not assertive. If you can ramble on the internet like I am, you are confident.
Confidence is only half the battle, the rest is application, which as I've said, I don't really care too much about. But hey, whenever I talk, I am noted to be pretty much yelling. Application, discord, today, I was spouting nonsense to my friend about my homework. (LETTER B. LETTER B. THE ANSWER IS LETTER B.) Pretty sure he enjoyed that. Sadly, when I was actually serious about my homework, he did not enjoy that. Like recommending he learn how to use Visual Studio, the topic of my homework.
Oh the philistines.