Outgoing Person Essay

Communication plays a big role in the person that I am today. I changed myself to be a better communicator by looking people in the eyes when I speak to them and talking more, which led me to be a more outgoing person. I made myself overcome my shyness by looking people in the eyes and talking more to them. I also made myself a more outgoing person by the way that I communicated with others. The first thing that I did to become a more outgoing person was to look people in the eyes when I spoke to them. Looking people in the eyes is a type of nonverbal communication. When I used to speak to someone, I would never look them in the eyes, I thought it was very awkward and I didn’t like to do it. I did this for the first 11 years of my life. I

I used to be very shy, and not talk to a lot of people. It was a big part of my personality, and I would only talk to someone when spoken to. Wong explains how I acted very well, “My friends and family probably wouldn 't describe me as shy. But for me, being shy has always been about struggling to connect with people I don 't know. I fear the unfamiliarity of a stranger—how they might judge or reject me. Maybe there 's nothing inherently wrong with being timid, but when I started noticing how it affected my everyday life, I wanted to get it under control.” (para. 3). I started getting more and more talkative as I grew older, but one day I decided to change. I began to come out of my comfort zone. For example, I made myself talk more to people even though I was afraid of what I would say, but I made myself do it anyways. This helped me communicate a lot with people, because they began to respect me more, because I would also watch what I would say to them. I still watch what I say most of the time to people because one of my biggest fears is to offend someone on accident because of something that I said. Making myself talk to people more made me a much more outgoing person, which is a big part of who I

I started to be more outgoing by changing my verbal and nonverbal communication methods. I looked more people in the eyes and for longer times, that I did before, and I also talked a lot more than I used to. I made myself come out of my shyness to be a very outgoing person who can talk to anyone, and I do talk to anyone and everyone. For example, I have been told by people that I can talk to anyone and everyone. I made myself like that, and it’s a big part of my personality. I also knew that outgoing people go places in life, and I made myself into someone who takes chances and speaks up when something is offered. Falconer explains it perfectly, “If you don’t become outgoing you will miss a huge chunk of the best parts of your life. Social unease and shyness can be crippling character traits. So not only will you miss out on good times but you will miss out on a lot of good opportunities.” (para. 4). If I was the old shy me, then I wouldn’t have all the opportunities that I would have had today. I love talking to people now. It’s probably one of the best things about me, because I can start a conversation with just about everyone, and make sure that I look into their eyes. It makes it seem that I am very interested in what they are saying, and most of the time I am interested in what they are saying. I used to be the kind of person who wouldn’t want to be seen in a big crowd, but now I want to be noticed. I realized that I’d rather be heard,