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

lawyer, in other words, the most knowledgeable
practitioner in her field, and
she might never be comfortable speaking
extemporaneously. She might find
herself perpetually unable, at speech
time, to draw on the massive body of
data sitting inside her long-term
memory.
But once Esther understands herself,
she can insist to her colleagues that
they give her advance notice of any
speaking events. She can practice her
speeches and find herself well inside
her sweet spot when finally she reaches
the podium. She can prepare the same
way for client meetings, networking
events, even casual meetings with her
colleagues—any situation of heightened
intensity in which her short-term
memory and the ability to think on her
feet might be a little more compromised
than usual.
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