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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
i wish i could do that in real life sometimes.
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You can! One technique I use is to simply close your notebook (paper or laptop!), smile, stretch, and stand up. People have a tendency to look for direction, to respond to peer pressure, to "follow the leader". So be the leader.
A few of the people still talking will look surprised or annoyed when 5 other people automatically follow my lead and stand up, too. But they quickly fall into line as I reach out to shake their hands, or I hold the door open politely, forcing people
to walk through it.