Mom
                               was
                              wrong:

                          Do talk to
                          strangers


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conversation




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give and take




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connect with
                                           someone




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hard to do


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Introvert                          Extrovert




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Introvert    Ambivert Extrovert




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Introvert              Ambivert Extrovert




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Extroverts, please
                                  stand up




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How many extroverts?




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uncomfortable




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you are not alone




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connect with
                                           someone




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reach out




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no magic
                                                    formula




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introduce
 reach out
yourself




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give and take




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challenge: talk to a stranger




  Tam Frager
BuildYourBridges.com




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Mom was wrong: Do talk to strangers

Editor's Notes

  • #2 Hello
  • #3 Talk to the crowd
  • #4 Ask about Ignite
  • #5 We strangers just had a mini-conversation.
  • #6 Smaller group conversation would have more give and take.
  • #7 Here to help you connect with someone.
  • #8 Talking with strangers is hard for most of us.
  • #9 introvert definition Extrovert definition
  • #10 One more definition for you
  • #11 Ambivert definition
  • #12 Which category do you identify with?
  • #13 Not very many extroverts.
  • #14 We get uncomfortable approaching strangers for conversation.
  • #15 Most of us share this discomfort.
  • #16 We still want to connect.
  • #17 We have to reach out to others.
  • #18 It will be hard sometimes.
  • #19 First step: introduce yourself.
  • #20 Continued conversation requires give and take.
  • #21 I want you to talk to strangers.