How To Avoid Being Socially Awkward

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We have all had moments in our lives where we were more awkward than we would like to be, and we have all had moments where we surprised ourselves with how charming, charismatic and confident we can be. The questions is: how do we go from one to the other on command? 

I think that Elon Musk is a great example of someone that represents the best of both worlds. That's why in this video, I want to dive into some clips of Elon to see what you can learn, and how to turn those moments where you are awkward and turn them into ones where you are charming and charismatic.

⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰ 

0:00 - Intro.
1:58 - #1: Elaborate on the question
2:33 - #2: Make consistent eye contact.
3:47 - #3: Crack an understated joke.
5:06 - #4: Embrace the silence.
6:08 - #5: Prime yourself.
7:22 - #6: Fully commit.

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[jaxx-inspiregrowcreate]

A quick little bit of laughter can change everything

[advaithhegde]

Turn awkwardness into charisma:
1)Eloborate the question
2)Make consistent eye contact while talking.
3)Crack an understandable joke.
4)Embrace the silence in awkward situations.
5)Warm up yourself before the interaction and it will be much smoother.
6)Fully Commit. This is key when telling stories, playing a character or dancing.

[AdrianMark]

In the Rogan interview, he's looking down because he's remembering a really hard year. It looks like he's still emotionally processing it. People don't have to make eye contact all the time they are talking, it's only human to sometimes withdraw into yourself when considering emotional subjects.

[darkness]

Severe social anxiety: *allow me to introduce myself*

[Lesterthebeet]

People love Elon because he is himself. He is awkward and embraces it. He doesn't try to put on a fake charismatic personality

[prateekannam]

We still need a charisma breakdown of Captain Jack Sparrow.

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours.”
― Dale Carnegie

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.”
― Dale Carnegie

[TheFuschiaDragonfly]

Elon is less of a robot than Zuckerberg, bc he's such a meme

[Lunaleodrune]

He is autistic, so the eye contact, stuttering, fidgeting etc and then becoming comfortable when discussing his interest is completely understandable. I am also on the spectrum, your videos are very helpful :)

[CaseyBurnsInvesting]

Elon just doesn’t care, that’s the key. Own it.

[glitchingtaco]

I love how the picture in the background changes periodically

[wveeecv]

I actually don’t mind his awkwardness. He is so intelligent and has done so much good for humanity that his awkwardness just makes him cooler somehow.

[ByteSizedBusiness]

This is Just my opinion. People admire his competence, intelligence, and the fact that he is a self-built engineer turned businessman who has"F- You money" and can do what he deems to be worth his time. So his character alone... wouldn't be as charming without knowing his history, that's not to say that he lacks charm. But it simply wouldn't be the same without his competence,

[Je.rone_]

Elon musk seems like he'd be a terrible public speaker give his stutter and other factors but he is quite interesting and entertaining

[AverageJoe]

I think Elon's awkwardness is a genuine and loveable part of his persona. I loved the Joe Rogan interview when he was that somber reflective person, it was as if he was showcasing his inner thought process. Apart from that, I feel like Elon has these slow start ups because when someone says something like "can you talk about ai?" his brain immediately floods with 1 million things about the topic and he needs to straighten out that flow of thought.

[amber]

I have Aspergers and I’ve always wished a cool nerotypical person could talk about this stuff and this really helps me understand. That said, I’d love to eventually see some videos where you could elaborate more on why neurotypicals behave with certain social rules. For example, eye contact = good but why? Sometimes there’s an answer and sometimes there’s not but I always appreciate whatever info you have to offer.

[ChrisDAndrealifestyledesign]

Since I’ve started watching this channel 2 years ago, I’ve really taken the advice of listening to music to put myself in a positive mindset before going to events. I sing, dance, and let myself laugh that way I come off as more charismatic when I go to work or class!

[tornado]

I love the impractical jokers clips for embarrassment.

[KHBogWitch]

I love that you bring up the warmup in the car on the way to work/interviews/etc. I do this every morning! Sometimes it’s with music, sometimes it’s with these videos 👍