Went out for a dinner with a new client and colleagues, i thought I was engaged and participated in the conversation but my client said I was too quiet. Ouch I hate myself now and hope I can survive.

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There are far worse things that can happen than being “too quiet”...... for example, loud, drunk and obnoxious!

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Your client is impolite and a jerk. If they thought you were too quiet the polite thing would have been to engage you more. And the noble thing is to accept people as they are. If they want to be entertained they should go to a circus

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Manager 1 nailed it. You were being you. If they wanted you to speak more they could have engaged you. Don’t give it any more energy

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Be yourself. No one gets on really well with every client. Perfectly normal to have more in common with or connect better with some clients more than others!

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Stay quiet, my friend.

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