Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Sounding Stupid

So far I've been successful at basic interactions with people using simple greetings such as hi, bye and questioning which indicates that I am becoming more extroverted, however, I have noticed an obstacle.  Sometimes the stuff I say come out sounding weird or stupid to the person listening even though I don't intend it to be.  Other people don't realize that the things I'm saying are coming from another approach or from another point of view.  I guess I should be more direct and straightforward.

I went to my accounting 133 class today and found out that the class was supposed to start next week.  Fun stuff.  Me and a dozen other students spent half a hour waiting for the professor to arrive.  During that time, I've made contact with a couple of people.  One was Eric, another was Dalphine, and Chelsea.  After the professor didn't show up, I called up the folks at rady to ask what was going on.  After I relayed the message about the class being cancelled, I became the center of attention of the class.  It was both nice and unnerving at the same time.  Unfortunately, I might have broke social etiquette when dealing with Eric.

Note to self:  Take the initiative, remember social etiquette and be more straightforward when talking to people.

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