I experienced a good example of this about a year ago when I was in a room with a group of people learning how to use a new content management system. It was obvious that one girl wasn't quite catching on because every time I asked a question, she would quickly repeat part of what I said as if it were her own. For example, Me: "So can we use both formats on this system?" Her: "Yeah, both formats?" Like, it wasn't even a full question. She did it several times–it was pretty funny. I did feel badly for her though—she didn't learn what I had a while ago: Trying to disguise ignorance will only showcase it.
I can empathize though; I still struggle with insecurities about not feeling smart enough.
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i can totally relate to this! haha even in class I did it. If I ddn't study much I would just try and answer as best I could. I think it also has a lot to do with how you speak, the key is always confidence lol make them believe you know what you're talking about as though you really know everything.
ReplyDeleteThen yes, try to switch it everynow and then while throwing a few questions for them to interact. I always did the questions, and in a way i did that to actually verify some stuff but i made it a point as though I already knew the answer even if i ddn't lol