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just as dangerous as elegantly dressed

ones.

But even though all human beings

may be prone to mistaking audience

members for predators, each of us has a

different threshold for triggering the

fight-or-flight response. How threateningly

must the eyes of the audience

members narrow before you feel they’re

about to pounce? Does it happen before

you’ve even stepped onstage, or does it

take a few really good hecklers to trigger

that adrenaline rush? You can see

how a highly sensitive amygdala would

make you more susceptible to frowns

and bored sighs and people who check

their BlackBerrys while you’re in midsentence.

And indeed, studies do show

that introverts are significantly more

likely than extroverts to fear public

speaking.

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