How do I get over social anxiety to get better at networking?

just b yourself

stop being a baby back bitch

practice.

shave your head

then

start talking to people when there are no stakes involved:

>call a random person at the grocery store a nigger

>hang out in the ice cream aisle and ask the first woman who walks up, which is the best kind

>start responding to craiglists ads saying you're interested in buying the product. even go see it in person and then tell them no thanks.


>shave your head

Experience.

You'd be surprised how people generally don't give a shit if you have social anxiety and if you get good enough, you'll be confident in almost any situation.

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>>1392080
What if you have a shitty headshape and you would off yourself if you ever go bald because your hair is the only thing that makes you look good.

>>1391696
make friends
but like with your boss/coworker/that one guy who is always climbing the corporate ladder/a ghetto guy/a immigrant/a jew (i did this for the meme)

with these friends you can survive anything

>>1392080
Good advice
>>1392107
What is a shitty head shape exactly?

Autistic faggots who try to network are the worst. I was giving a talk at a university on the behalf of my employer, and these faggots always come and hand me their business cards and tell me how they're a part of some leadership club or honor society or other bullshit. Needless to say I put the cards right into the recycle bin.

>>1391696
Baptism by fire. Throw yourself into the most socially intense situations and try to not breakdown. This is how I "got over" my crippling social anxiety. Of course, I floundered a lot, but my social skills and confidence greatly improved with practice.

>>1392514
Situations such as?

>>1392519
In my case, it was getting a job with heavy, face-to-face interaction with both customers and coworkers. I would meet someone new everyday and strike up conversations about whatever. I would also get invited to spend time with coworkers at their apartments, just to chill and bullshit.

It was very uncomfortable at first, but as that old, tired expression goes, you need to get out of your comfort zone in order to improve.

I still experience slight anxiety when presented with an entirely new social situation, but I can handle it far better, these days.

>>1392156
I love you.
Sick of these disingenious faggots. Their leadership clubs are bullshit and their volunteering for good causes vitus signalling is sickening. Also every regular member at my school''s engineering club was called VP of blah blah engineering club.

VP?
Seriously?