List Of Shyness Situations
- Conversing with a close relative
- Calling information and asking the operator for a telephone number
- Calling a local store and asking about the price and availability of an item you want to buy
- Asking a clerk in a store for the location of a certain product
- Asking a store clerk for information about a certain product.
- Asking a reference librarian for help in finding certain information
- Making brief conversation with a store clerk while having your merchandise rung up, or with a waitress while placing an order
- Entering into a lengthier conversation with a store clerk or waitress
- Conversing with a friend of a member of your family
- Conversing with a friend of an older member of your family
- Initiating a conversation with a member of your church who’s your own age
- Initiating a conversation with a member of your church who’s older than you
- Initiating a conversation with a church leader
- Conversing with a distant relative
- Talking to your hair stylist or barber while having your hair cut
- Initiating a conversation with a stranger while waiting in line at the grocery store or movie theater
- Initiating a conversation with a stranger while waiting in the doctor’s office or repair shop
- Initiating a conversation with someone while waiting at a bus stop
- Introducing yourself and entering into a conversation with a new neighbor
- Introducing yourself and entering into a brief conversation with a classmate
- Introducing yourself and entering into a lengthier conversation with a classmate
- Initiating a conversation with someone in the school cafeteria
- Initiating a brief conversation with a classmate of the opposite sex
- Initiating a brief conversation with an attractive classmate of the opposite sex
- Initiating a lengthier conversation with a classmate of the opposite sex
- Initiating a lengthy conversation with an attractive classmate of the opposite sex
- Raising your hand and volunteering information in class
- Volunteering information in a class in which you are not required to raise your hand
- Participation in a “round-robin” discussion in class
- Asking your teacher for clarification on something you don’t understand in private
- Asking your teacher for clarification on something you don’t understand in front of the rest of the class
- Initiating a friendly conversation with a teacher or instructor before or after class
- Returning defective merchandise to a store
- Returning merchandise to a store because you decide you don’t like it
- Asking for satisfaction from service personnel, such as a car mechanic
- Asking your doctor a list of questions that you want answered
- Asking your doctor for clarification on something you don’t understand
- Carrying on a regular conversation with your doctor
- Starting a conversation with a new co-worker
- Starting a conversation with your boss
- Going with a buddy to a party attended by people whom you know
- Going with a buddy to a party attended by strangers
- Going by yourself to a party attended by people whom you know
- Going by yourself to a party attended by strangers
- Going with a friend to an office party or picnic attended by co-workers, their friends and their families
- Going by yourself to an office party or picnic
- Going to a club or organization meeting and striking up a conversation with the people there
- Asking someone you find “average-looking” out on a date
- Asking someone you find attractive out on a date
- Going out on a date with someone you find “average looking”
- Going out on a date with someone you find attractive
- Meeting your date’s parents
- Spending an evening with your date’s parents
- Dancing at a social event
- Going to a singles bar and striking up a conversation with people there
- Calling local employers and asking for a job interview
- Going to a job interview
- Going to a very important job interview
- Giving a speech in front of a small group
- Giving a speech in front of a large group
- Giving a speech in front of a very large group
Paste this list of situations into your word processor. Eliminate any situations that aren’t a problem for you, and add any that may not be included. Next, arrange them in ascending order of difficulty. After you have done so, print them out.
