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Re:Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how d... by raducu on Sunday March 27, 2022 @01:49AM (#30818016)
> Practice. Practice practice practice.

I don't really care about social awkwarness, but I'm annoyed that I used to be really good at presentations and training people, and I suck right now, because of lack of practice. And I didn't even actively practice before the presentation, I just jotted down a few ideas and was really passionate about the subject matter. Nowadays I find a lot of times that I stumble mid idea, forget what I was trying to show and generally break my flow a lot and find myself in "oh, snap, where did I lose them exactly?"

A couple of years of working as a contractor, changing jobs more frequently, the lockdowns and I didn't do a lot of presentations/idea sharing.

So yeah, practice and remember if you don't use it, you lose it.

Re:Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how d... by greggsy on Sunday March 27, 2022 @03:01AM (#30818338)
Have you had children since then, or changed sleep patterns?
Re:Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how d... by raducu on Monday March 28, 2022 @05:45AM (#30828857)
I did have a child since then, and my sleep has been better and worse.
Re:Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how d... by hackernewds on Sunday March 27, 2022 @05:55AM (#30819044)
Could be lack of sleep, stress and to a degree age