quiet-the-power-of-introverts-in-a-world-that-cant-stop-talking-susan-cain

Muppet, half bedroom-sexy, introducing
his theory of “Practical Psychology.”
The gist of it is that knowledge is
useless until it’s coupled with action.
He has a seductive, fast-talking delivery
that Willy Loman would have sighed
over. Demonstrating practical psychology
in action, Tony instructs us to find
a partner and to greet each other as if
we feel inferior and scared of social rejection.
I team up with a construction
worker from downtown Atlanta, and
we extend tentative handshakes, looking
bashfully at the ground as the song
“I Want You to Want Me” plays in the
background.
Then Tony calls out a series of artfully
phrased questions:
“Was your breath full or shallow?”
“SHALLOW!” yells the audience in
unison.
118/929