Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Weird but I think learning a foreign language is good for this? You spend a lot of time memorizing scripts of small talk and engaging in staged small talk with your classmates. I feel like it helps get me over the jump of feeling like small talk is stilted/awkward even outside of the context of class.
Going a totally different direction, performance-based things like community theatre and improv are great for teaching you how to put on your best face when things seem weird or uncomfortable and help you learn to make jokes/be witty/etc which all helps with pretty much any interactions
What is a good improv training provider in DC?