Table of Contents
Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started Understanding Introversion 5
Chapter 1: Introverted? Good for You! 7
Chapter 2: Are You Really an Introvert? 15
Chapter 3: What Makes You an Introvert, and Will You Always Be One? 31
Part II: Triumphing in an Extrovert’s Work World 45
Chapter 4: Playing to Your Strengths: How to Shine in the Workplace 47
Chapter 5: Making Your Mark as a Quiet Leader 63
Chapter 6: Keeping a Team Happy and Productive 79
Chapter 7: Becoming a Confi dent Public Speaker 101
Chapter 8: Managing Up 127
Chapter 9: Moving On: Acing a Job Interview the Introvert Way 143
Chapter 10: Succeeding as an Entrepreneur 159
Part III: Finding Personal Happiness as an “Innie” 177
Chapter 11: Being Your Personal Best 179
Chapter 12: Falling in Love and Staying in Love 199
Chapter 13: “Cheers!” Taking the Stress Out of Big Social Events 217
Part IV: Supporting Introverts 227
Chapter 14: Being an Understanding Friend to an Introvert 229
Chapter 15: Parenting an Introverted Child 239
Part V: The Part of Tens 263
Chapter 16: Ten Notable Innies 265
Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Making a Networking Event Work for You 271
Chapter 18: Ten Things an Introvert Doesn’t Want to Hear 277
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Make a Workplace Innie-Friendly 283
Index 289