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I think it really depends on the situation. So, if I am speaking with you like this, I'm very confident – I know you. But if I'm around people that I don't know as much, then I...
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I think it really depends on the situation. So, if I am speaking with you like this, I'm very confident – I know you. But if I'm around people that I don't know as much, then I...
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I think it really depends on the situation.
1:11
So, if I am speaking with you like this,
1:17
I'm very confident – I know you.
1:20
But if I'm around people that I don't know as much,
1:24
then I usually feel a bit more shy.
1:27
Yeah.
1:28
What about you?
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Are you generally confident?
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I think, like you, if I think I know what I'm doing, then I'm confident.
1:37
But if I'm doing something,
1:39
especially with people who maybe know more about that thing than I do,
1:46
then that can be nerve-racking – make you feel nervous –
1:51
and then not be confident.
1:54
Yeah, definitely.
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I remember, like, being in a class, in a classroom
2:00
and if I feel like this topic is just,
2:04
I don't know, then I would not feel confident at all.
2:08
I'd definitely feel nervous.
2:09
What other types of situations would make you feel shy or nervous?
2:14
I think apart from meeting new people – I always feel a bit nervous with that –
2:20
I'm generally quite confident.
I think it really depends on the situation. So, if I am speaking with you like this, I'm very confident – I know you. But if I'm around people that I don't know as much, then I...
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