If the gathering has a social purpose whose outcome is not guaranteed, maybe resolve that outcome for a (consenting) nervous person first? So for instance at a Toastmasters event where not everyone gets/has to speak, I often resolve my nervousness by going first, and I always name that nervousness and my specific fears out loud so that others can see what I am doing and that my fears did not materialize.
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Date: 2024-12-06 04:44 pm (UTC)