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my anxiety, but over the years I’ve discovered

strategies that can help anyone

with stage fright who needs to speak in

public. More about that in chapter 5.

In the meantime, I’ve told you my

tale of abject terror because it lies at

the heart of some of my most urgent

questions about introversion. On some

deep level, my fear of public speaking

seems connected to other aspects of my

personality that I appreciate, especially

my love of all things gentle and cerebral.

This strikes me as a not-uncommon

constellation of traits. But are they

truly connected, and if so, how? Are

they the result of “nurture”—the way I

was raised? Both of my parents are softspoken,

reflective types; my mother

hates public speaking too. Or are they

my “nature”—something deep in my

genetic makeup?

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