Secrets to a Successful Introvert-Extrovert Team

If you had to guess, which of the women in the photograph to the left is an introvert and which is an extrovert? Can you tell?

If you subscribed to the myth of introverts being antisocial, neither looks the role. However, if you were better informed and knew that the main difference between introverts and extroverts is where they draw their energy—introverts from their solo time and extroverts from their social time—you’d look further.

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How to Succeed in Your Own Business—without Really Schmoozing

“The stereotype startup guy or gal is a high energy, always schmoozing, hard pitching and hand-shaking go getter,” says social media strategist and evangelist, Howard Greenstein, in his latest Inc. magazine blog post titled, “Introverts as Entrepreneurs.” Greenstein interviewed me about what it takes for an introvert to thrive as an entrepreneur. Introverts have special needs (rest up, prepare, and practice before important social interactions) and inclinations (researching, listening intently, thinking deeply) that we can use to make our ventures flourish.

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Top Tip for Public Speaking with Less Fear

“It’s not about you—it’s about your audience,” says Nancy Darling, Ph.D., a professor at Oberlin College, in a Psychology Today blog post. “Keep that in mind, and you will be less nervous and your audience will be much happier,” she adds. Darling blogged in response to my prior blog post, “Presentation Skills for Introverts: Tiger and the Full Tilt Boogie.”

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Presentation Skills for Introverts: Tiger and the Full Tilt Boogie

How can public speaking become easier for introverts? Here's a glimpse of what we discussed earlier this week during the first session of my Presentation Skills for Introverts workshop at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies: 

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Myths about Introverts. Dispelled.

One of my old colleagues, an executive recruiter from my days on Wall Street, calls to touch base. We talk about her business and the job market. I tell her about my new book, Self-Promotion for Introverts®: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead. And then the fun begins.

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What Essentials Skills Do You Need to Build?

I’ve had the pleasure of speaking to groups of actuaries over the years. Yes, I’m using the terms actuaries and pleasure in the same breath. Hey, I love working with super-smart people.

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How Introverts Get Promoted at Work

Looking for a promotion on the job during a time when you’re fortunate just to be employed? Take these steps, particularly designed for introverts, to get further up the ladder:

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