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Offline, I am painfully shy and rarely speak my mind. I have to work really hard to engage in small talk or talk to people I don't know well. I also loathe making telephone calls. A lot of people mistake my shyness for being a snob or a bitch.*
Despite my social shyness, I have only had stage fright once. If I have a purpose or an agenda, for example, performing in a play or a film, or giving a presentation or running a meeting, I'm quite confident.
*Online, people might also think I'm a snob or a bitch, but I really have no ill intent. People often mistake my tendency to ask questions as criticizing them, when the truth is, I'm just trying to understand the entire story. It's the journalist in me. I play devil's advocate often without realizing it.
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