A lot of my advice on improving with face-to-face approaches would depend on *why* you feel it might be a problem. For some, it's a more personal anxiety problem; for others it's a confidence problem (and yes, the two *are* different!); and for still others, it's some other type of impediment, like a speech disorder or other physical problem that can get in the way, or even just lacking the verbal skills to make the approach affective.
With anxiety issues, I highly recommend hypnotism to both relieve the symptoms of anxiety and get at the root of the problem because this is the route that worked well for me. Once the anxiety is out of the way, it's just a question of practicing social interaction. SFI has been a great motivator in terms of teaching me how to talk persuasively with others.
For others, it's more of an issue of confidence--for example, there's no problem with friendly conversation, but they don't think they can sell. Again, hypnosis or other therapy can help figure out a root cause and built confidence. In my case, I had plenty of confidence in *myself* because I know I have the ability to learn any skill, but I felt intimidated by others. No more. :)
If it's some other impediment, it's just a question of learning how to overcome, whether with speech therapy or, for that matter, just drilling with approaches. Once I overcame the anxiety, I really had to work on the communication skills. For this, I started with more fun and funny exercise, approaching people with more humor than a desire to sell. I could go into specific exercises, but that would take days, and it might not even fit your personal circumstance.
The most important thing is YOU CAN DO THIS.
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A lot of my advice on improving with face-to-face approaches would depend on *why* you feel it might be a problem. For some, it's a more personal anxiety problem; for others it's a confidence problem (and yes, the two *are* different!); and for still others, it's some other type of impediment, like a speech disorder or other physical problem that can get in the way, or even just lacking the verbal skills to make the approach affective.
With anxiety issues, I highly recommend hypnotism
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