Researchers have discovered that one of the most striking differences between people who are socially confident and those who are shy, is that confident people have much more frequent eye contact with their conversational partners.

Many shy people never make eye contact at all, tending to look downward or away, instead of looking at their conversation partner’s face.

Most North Americans, especially Caucasians, prefer to have a lot of eye contact when they are talking with someone. When a person doesn’t make eye contact with them, North Americans tend to assume that person is hiding something.

When you are speaking with someone who is from a culture that prefers a lot of eye contact, be sure to keep looking at that person frequently while you are talking, even while you are wondering what to say next. You don’t need to use a piercing stare, a friendly gaze will do.

If it really bothers you to look directly into another person’s eyes, you can look at the person’s face without focusing solely on the eyes. If you gaze generally at the eyebrow area or the bridge of the nose, this is close enough to the eye region that you will appear to be looking at the person’s eyes.

You may find that it eases your own discomfort if you let your vision go slightly out of focus.

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are you Nigerian?

Sometimes its not about been shy but been criminally minded.

Many evil dour always avoid eye contact. Especially some Olosho on Obalende road

La click well well...a boss like us need it to conquer.

@actoor... do you believe that bad people understand the power of eye contact, the hookers on the streets of obalende and anywhere else are confident enough to follow you home and get that 'thing done with their patronizers'. a criminal mastermind works with your own move and always try to weaken you by using the eye contact as a tool so at times it is good to avoid eye contact. Let apply this power of eye contact in a relationship. How do you feel when you look into her eyes? what comes into your mind at that moment? Do you feel like you dont want to stop looking into her eyeballs...? i am hoping to read from you actor.

@itstpia8... Yes i am a nigerian, i think you are confused about the content on the portal. On timeless9ja.com we educate our readers and improve the way they understand and apply our article in their day to day activities. This is a portal that is created to help readers globally not just nigerians alone. We need to learn about ourselves and improve the way we educate ourselves. If there is anyway you can help us improve or elevate our portal, pls feel free to text us on 09053655129.

@Mrcdorv... I hope you know where to apply the message you are able to gather in this article.... not just on women issues.