Shyness Workshop

Tim http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/1/5/4/2/member_9485442.jpeg http://www.meetup.com/shynessworkshop/members/8756336/
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Shyness Workshop http://www.meetup.com/shynessworkshop/ http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/c/8/b/global_13451403.jpeg 20091129

Toronto, ON m4n 1z7

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Scarborough, ONCanada M1M 2A5

Member since:

December 3, 2009

Has attended:

13 Meetups

Introduction

An opportunity for casual regular meetings is what I've felt would be most useful for me in gaining social confidence.

Why would you like to join this group?

To push myself to get out of the house and become more comfortable around other people.

Who, or what inspires you to overcome your shyness?

Well, being timid and isolated has been limiting. It's a big world, and I live it so small.

Allan

Smells like an "Idea post" to me LOL. I'll let you post it however. Well, you are quite talented. I'm sure Meetup.com in general would have a steady supply of models. Could be an income generating venture is all I say. I could be your manager and split it right down the middle 80-20 LOL!!

Oct 21, 2010 9:21 AM
Allan

Hey Tim... I was just thinking, would you be interested in doing meetup Caricatures... like for money.

Oct 20, 2010 10:28 PM
Tia

Wow, that's a great illustration of you Tim! Did you create it yourself?

Jul 29, 2010 6:29 PM
Phil

Good idea, they have bike rentals over here I might just do that this week. Not a big fan of bagels though! :p

Jun 21, 2010 11:27 PM
Sean G Out of Your Shell: Activities for the Shy & Socially Anxious

I should add that I'm unavailable most Tuesday nights, so if I get to host this, and downtown gets more votes than Markham, that pretty much means Sunday nights.

Jun 21, 2010 11:16 PM
Sean G Out of Your Shell: Activities for the Shy & Socially Anxious

Thanks Tim. Yeah, Donna's great too because she actually cares that you like how you sound. ;) Plus she's a total goofball.

Jun 21, 2010 11:13 PM
Navi

Tim, thank you very much for organizing the trip to ROM.. it was a lot of fun... Looking forward to AGO!!! Navi

May 28, 2010 9:40 PM
Navi

Tim, thanks for organizing the trip to ROM... a lot of fun. Looking forward to AGO.... Navi

May 28, 2010 9:25 PM
Lynie

Tim, thanks for organizing the meetup yesterday. I enjoyed it. I look forward to playing more badminton if you are interested. Looking forward to more meetups in the future.

best, Lynette

May 25, 2010 12:36 PM
Ling

Thank YOU for organizing the photo meetup. Don't worry about not pushing... I'm glad you're not the pushy type :)
Ling

May 19, 2010 6:44 PM

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Hi!
We've all heard about the fear of public speaking, but how about the everyday casual social settings in our day to day life? Do you freeze and clam up when confronted with speaking at a dinner party, a work meeting, casual classroom discussion... or anything that involves having the spotlight and attention on you? Do you just want to relax and enjoy meeting new people! Let's overcome our shyness and anxiety together and get comfortable and confident with speaking in front of each other.

Remember, this is a peer group so what you get out of each workshop
depends mainly on your efforts.

At the beginning of each meeting, we plan on going around the room and have everyone introduce themselves (for about a minute) to the group, (even if you already know everyone and they know you, it's good practice). 100% participation is encouraged, but if all you can muster is giving your name then that is fine. Then the workshop activities truly begin. Of course there may be themed workshops periodically, however, giving everyone the freedom to choose their own activity (with time limits so everyone has a turn) seems the best way to maximize overall progress. We hope to have a variety of activities that everyone can choose to
participate in, each with a slightly different goal in mind.

* Does giving a speech tie your tongue in knots? Get some practice, without any pressure to perform, by talking to the group about something of your own choice (or even a random topic you're given on the spot!).

* Have trouble thinking quickly under pressure? See how you respond to a challenge like: given two minutes, see how many countries you can name that begin with the letter "C".

* Intimidated by being the centre of attention? Try standing in front of the group with all eyes on you, while being completely silent. If that's too much for you, instead of being silent how about a few fun rounds of "20 questions".

* Want to try being under pressure while the centre of attention? Act out a few rounds of "charades" (given topics by the event host).

* Have difficulties with small-talk? Pair up with someone and chat for a while.

* Want to practice being more outgoing? Greet and welcome each new arrival at one of the workshop meetups.

* Want practice running a meeting? Try moderating a discussion / debate within the group, or perhaps even facilitate activities within a shyness workshop meetup.

And of course we're open to suggestions and requests.

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If you're not sure what you want to try, describe what type of issues you want to work on and we will try to suggest something appropriate. After you've just completed an exercise, remember to ask for feedback to see how great everyone thought you did! :-)

Challenge yourself with a friendly, fun and encouraging group of fellow shy people, while encouraging others as they challenge themselves.