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Three common mistakes I’ve seen #FOSS people and other #introverted geeks make in #PublicSpeaking…well, as an introverted #FreeSoftware geek myself, these also things I have to keep in mind when I speak.
Slow…down. Speak at a consistent, slow speed. This ensures people don’t miss things, you get time to think, and people get time to absorb the information.
Speak loudly. There’s a limit to how much the microphone will do for you. Sometimes you won’t even have a microphone (e.g. when hosting outdoor #OpenStreetMap mapping parties) - learn to make yourself heard without one.
Don’t trail off. End your sentences with a consistent volume and pitch.
So how slow, and how loud? In a lot of cases I’d say WAY slower than what you call slow, and WAY louder than what you call loud 
There’s more, but this is the foundation of any talk. The best content in the world means nothing if it doesn’t actually reach your audience.
A lot of this is useful in everyday life too. Start practicing! 
I used to think I was #introverted.
Socializing and public exhausts me, and I eventually get #overstimulated and #anxious and just need to leave, and find some peace alone.
However I think I am actually an #extrovert and socializing exhausts me due to having to constantly fight my #tourettes related tics, which almost never stop, and I have to focus and put effort into fighting, so I don't seem like a total manic.
So I need a break after a while.
Hey are there any other #introverted , highly ethical, justice sensitive, rejection sensitive, reluctant #entrepreneur #selfemployed #anticapitalist s out here just trying to figure out how to do your thing? I feel like if I’m going to find you anywhere, it’s here on mastodon, and I feel like we should stick together and figure out the whole strength-in-numbers thing.
Is there a term for a personality trait(?) that makes a person want to avoid personal pronouns for the self, particularly more than once, in a given message?
Trying to figure out of this is more of a component of being #neurodivergent, #introverted, or something else.
It leads to frequent and unusual sentences that start with the verb instead of a subject, which gets one more side-eye than might be preferred.
Doesn't really extend to others. Just don't like directly referencing myself.
Uff-da, as my Swedish relatives would say.
I've a little neuro-divergence here and there. Not exactly of the sort you describe.
I'm a little concerned that some readers will read your post & feel reinforced in their notion that being #Introverted is ND, while being #Extroverted is neurotypical.
This oft-reinforced misconception is as troubling (to me, anyway) as the thought that some ND things can be shrugged off as "they're just shy".
Before we had a child I didn't realise how #introverted I am.
I am an extraverted #introvert, which means that there is an extraverted aspect to my personality that can come out when I have had enough time to recharge my battery while doing introverted things (being alone in a quiet environment, focusing on something).
Before we had a child I usually had plenty of time to do these things, so with my social battery fully charged, I was able to do lots of extraverted things. Both myself and others may have underestimated my introversion in that period.
Having a child means that I have much less time for recreation and that my days are filled with more social interaction than before (going to the playground etc.). So my social battery is rarely well-charged, which means that I hardly ever feel like doing extraverted things. I tend to use all the free time I have for doing introverted things.
Ooooh, for at least part of my "actually speak to humans" quest at #positconf2023 (https://fosstodon.org/@jonthegeek/111014145975617099), I'm going to play the alphabet game (people whose nametag-names begin with each letter of the alphabet, bonus points for accents, etc). Maybe for affiliations, too. That will give me a way to pick out a random person in a crowd and go talk to them. "Hello, Xavier! I'm Jon!", etc. #RStats #introverted
Fosstodonjonthegeek (@jonthegeek@fosstodon.org)I'm thinking about trying a new thing to trick myself into interacting with more humans at #positconf: I'm going to give myself a checklist of quests (basically a scavenger hunt for people). I'll need to find someone who I've known online for at least a year but haven't met irl, someone who worked in S/S+, someone who has done that week's #TidyTuesday, etc. What else should I put on my list? #RStats #introverts
$day_job: #DevOps in the #Circumvention space #Gopher #Introverted
* Have been introduced as a cypherpunk
* Born in the #UpperPeninsula of #Michigan
* Once wrote a #Gemini client
* Own a Fediverse hosting company
* Listen to a wide variety of #Music
* Intake a wide variety of #News
* Was a #FreeBSD kid before I was a #Linux teen in the 90s
Past: Website Security III at Sucuri, Senior Linux #SysAdmin at CloudAccess
A lifetime ago: irc, swhack, espian, k5, infoAnarchy.org sysop
Better late on an #introduction than never. I’m no good at them.
40-year-old dude who still can’t believe he’s not in his early 30’s anymore. #CatDad. Doing #KnowledgeManagement for a #cybersecurity company, focusing on #KCS. Obsessed with #pkm / #secondbrain stuff; #Obsidian’s my jam. Missing #ttrpg time. Interested in starting #hydroponics.
I don’t post a lot: #Introverted #ADHD wallflower who’s alright at replying, shit at starting a conversation.
Well met.
How I feel 45 minutes into a dinner party:
Social battery low, please charge!
3% ■□□□□□□□□□
Relevant to my earlier post...
So, I took one of those #MeyersBriggs tests (16Personalities.com) and for the #Introverted / #Extroverted category my results were 94% introverted / 6% extroverted.
94% #introvert!
People might find it strange that I enjoy getting up on stage, performing, am a good conversationalist, great at small talk, etc. It's just that people (and I do love people) EXHAUST me. Social situations can sometimes be fun and engaging for me but, in the end, absolutely drain me.
Since I never got to make an #introduction back on fosstodon, I'll take my recent migration here as an excuse to do that now:
Hi! I'm Talia, also known as Wii. I'm, at the time of writing this, 29 years old #nonbinary #trans-girl living in #Germany. Only one of those things is "just a phase".
I exist somewhere between German and Spanish culture and am generally quite #introverted, although I do have my extroverted moments once I warm up to people.
I'll never turn down a conversation about anime, gaming, programming, coffee, tea (specially tea), cocktails and cooking.
Anything computers can be considered my hobby, but I generally prefer the side of telling them what to do with the occasional DIY project thrown in for good measure. Sadly I am hated by all printers regardless of how many dimensions.
Introvert problems
I’m moving over instance so #NewHere and thought I’d re-#introduction myself!
I’m interested in lots of things, learning and exploring my #creativity at the moment (when I have time). I’m working on my #writing and #blogging (some people do still #blog ), just seeing what comes out!
I’m really back into #reading #books and writing more #BookReviews
I also do hand #embroidery #NeedlePoint #ThreadArt
I’ve been working on my own #pkm #PersonalKnowledgeManagement and loving #ObsidianMD
I am a #librarian (but I don’t work in a #library ) but in desperate need of a career shift. Working out what that move might be!
#Introvert #introverted #introvertthings #socialanxiety
I’ve learned a lot about my #MenstrualCycle #PeriodPower and think we should talk about #WomensHealth issues more!
Also interested in #StarTrekTNG #StarTrek
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