, a psychologist and Professor at Harvard who does research into human personality.<\/span><\/p>\nHe says that we have two types of traits.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Fixed traits, which are those <\/span>habits of being<\/span><\/i> we are comfortable living in every day, and<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- Free traits, which are those <\/span>modes of being<\/span><\/i> we are willing to stretch into for life projects that are important to our deepest values.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
For instance, Little cites himself–a <\/span>highly introverted person<\/span>–who, in order to do his job as a professor, acts like an extrovert in order to deliver his lectures. <\/span><\/p>\nHe does this because he knows his teaching career depends on his ability to give good lectures.<\/span><\/p>\nHe also says that after his lectures, in order to recover from the stress of operating in the zone of his free traits, he retires to his office and lies down on his couch for a few minutes.<\/span><\/p>\nHe calls this his <\/span>free trait<\/span><\/i> agreement with himself.<\/span><\/p>\nI believe we can awaken the inner speaker in everyone. It may take time. It may be frightening, and we may fall on our faces now and them.<\/span><\/p>\nBut if we persist, we will each grow in our own unique way. We will grow in knowledge, skill, and confidence.<\/span><\/p>\nPresenting and public speaking are powerful tools of influence and persuasion. 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