How to Chat Someone Up 101
For Introverts
Part 1
by Nancy R. Fenn

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Many introverts today are accepting positive self images for themselves. After all, introversion is a legitimate personality style. We are learning not to try and be like someone else but to make the most of who we are. Famous introverts like Sir Isaac Newton, Mother Theresa, Jackie Kennedy, and Albert Einstein give us great examples and even more permission to be who we are and win.
As I explain to my clients around the world, "If you try to be like someone else, the best you can be is a poor imitation. Instead, try to find out who you are and be the best YOU that you can be!" This is the winning way.
We can be inspired by the great introverts who have gone before and we can learn some of their coping techniques but it's up to us to be ourselves.
Recently an introvert sent me this email. "Sometimes I need to be social, we all do, and I'd like to know how I can get right into it at will (okay, that's wishful thinking, it'll never be that easy). I was wondering if spending most of my time alone is the only way to hone my social skills.... Thanks for any help you can give me. Patrick"
I've been getting a lot of email lately from introverts who feel the same way as Patrick. They understand it's important to spend time alone (introverts need to spend up to half their time alone to be really happy) but the introverts who write me still want to know, "How can I chat someone up when I need to?"
One thing I've noticed in the few articles I've read on the internet about networking and socializing for introverts is that these articles just aren't specific enough. They give good general advice, but it's things we've heard all our lives and still don't "get", such as "show an interest in other people", "get out more", "take the spotlight off yourself and put it on the other person."
I'm going to give you some specific things to say to get the ball rolling.
As you practice, start small. Try one thing at a time. Don't get discouraged if you flop. Keep trying and pretty soon, you'll (OUCH) be the life of the party! No, no no. We are not going to live here. We are just going to be a good visitor.
My tips today are about the social context of business. If it's the social aspect of dating you're wondering about, I have a great eBook on dating tips called "Dating Tips for Introverts" that you can pick it up at my website. It's introvert--specific information you won't find anywhere else.
In a business context, first let's deal with this whole concept of small talk. Unlike us, extroverts actually enjoy small talk and 75% of the people you meet are likely to be extroverts. The suggestions I give may seem crude to you and they are very superficial, but this is the nature of small talk.
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Nancy R. Fenn is an astrologer and intuitive consultant in the San Diego area. She enjoys working with intuitives, creatives and visionaries to help them discover their vision for the future and their mission in life. She has an international clientele and maintains a website full of
good resources for astrologers of all levels. Nancy is also the Introverts' Coach providing support and resources for the eight different types of introverts. Introversion is a legitimate personality type and not a failure to be an extrovert.
You can find Nancy at: Be My Astrologer, The IntrovertZ Coach, Be My Guide, I Design Webpages.
Nancy invites all introverts to take the Six Weeks' Online Self Discovery Course, a course designed by introverts for introverts. Raise your awareness, heal and understand yourself better, recover your positive identity and raise your self esteem. Click through to: Introverts' Self Discovery Course for more information.