Starting conversations with strangers, whether on a plane, in a class, at a party, or even a networking event has been difficult for me most of my life.  This is probably true for most introverts, and, as psychologists have concluded, talking to strangers is cognitively demanding and stressful.  Of course, I’ve gotten better at it with Dale Carnegie’s help, years of watching others more skilled at it, and practice. Recently I came across an article by Joe Keohone, author of The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious […]