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How to Talk to Someone Who Intimidates You Marilyn Pratt
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- Education
While there’s no set criteria for what makes a person intimidating, it’s usually some combination how your interactions have gone with them in the past (if applicable) and your perceptions of that person as being smarter, better organized, more prepared, funnier, more attractive, more charismatic and/or more powerful than you. And once you have it in your head that someone’s intimidating, it can be hard to convince yourself otherwise.
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Come prepared
If you know ahead of time that you’ll be speaking with someone you find intimidating—like during a meeting or at a particular event—come prepared with at least an idea of what you want to say.
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