1 How to Deal with People Now Until Your Shyness Is Gone
1 Should I Tell People I’m Shy?
2 How Savvy Shys Get Out of a Situation They Can’t Face… Yet!
3 How to Battle the Blushing, Sweating, and Other Shy Signs
4 How to Talk to Yourself About Your Shyness
2 What People Really Think of You
7 Take Off Your Mud-Colored Glasses
10 Smart Shys Don’t Play Stupid Games
12 How to Handle a Past Bummer
14 Shave Years Off Your Suffering
15 The Wacky Confidence Warm-Up
4 The Seven Best Beginner’s ShyBusters
17 So Who’s the Boss Here, Your Mind or Your Body?
19 The Clinically Proven Cure for “No Eye Contact”
20 A Quick Smile and a Slow Jet Get You Nowhere Fast
22 If at First You Don’t Succeed, Swear!
5 Four Rare ShyBusters That Work Wonders!
24 How Can I Help You?… Help Me
26 Dress as Your Fantasy Person
6 For Big-Time Sufferers: Get a (New) Life
7 Parties and Other Places in Hell
33 What If I Have Nothing to Say?
34 Your Enthralling Answer to a Clichéd Query
37 Using Their Name Says a Lot About You
40 The Final Conversational “Gotta Do”
41 Some of the Best Conversationalists Never Open Their Mouths!
9 Eight Advanced, Sure-Fire Shy Extinguishers
43 A Dare a Day Drives Shyness Away
44 Take a Bite Out of Shyness for Lunch
45 Shop ’til You… Stamp Out Shyness
46 Let Man’s Best Friend Lend You a Paw
49 Fast Audiotrack to Confidence
50 The Lovin’ Is Easy—It’s the Gettin’ There That’s Hard
53 Computer Dating: A Shy’s Opportunity—or Trap?
54 Find People Who Share Your Passion
55 Two Sexy Little ShyBusters for “Almost Sures”
11 For Parents and Shys Who Want to Know Why (and How to Prevent It!)
60 Are You a Closet Extrovert or “Situational Shy”?
62 Mom’s and Dad’s Overprotection?
12 Getting to Know Yourself and Love Yourself and Becoming a “Certified Sure”
63 Five Minutes a Day for a Priceless Gift
Appendix A: Cheryl’s Full Letter