2006-09-01 03:09:42 · 9 answers · asked by wicked_writer 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
They say the eyes are the window to the soul...It's probably one of the most intense forms of non-physical human contact, therefore it can be intimidating to some people.
2006-09-01 03:16:51 · answer #1 · answered by daydreamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You ask a very fair and good question. This is something that makes a good public speaker great... being able to stand up in front of an audience and "look" a stranger in the eye. There's a trick to this... let me explain.
It is human nature that when we don't really know someone it might seem difficult to look them in the eyes. You can look someone in the eyes "without" looking them in the eyes. Try this with a good friend you are comfortable with, or your parents.
Talk to them and look them right in the eyebrow (just below the eyebrow BUT not in the eye). It looks like you ARE looking them in the eye. It is difficult for the other person to distinguish that ever so slight shift. Look just below their eyebrows and every so slightly above the eyes. YES... speakers do this - looking someone in the eye.
Eventually with this kind of practice you will be able to look folks directly in the eyes. Good Luck!
2006-09-01 10:14:51 · answer #2 · answered by 'Barn 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
. Shyness
. You have a bad sight and they're standing far away from you.
. They're wearing sunglasses.
. They are fugitives of the law and they have elusive looks.
2006-09-01 10:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it is the intensity of the other person's gaze or their lack of focus that can be disconcerting.
2006-09-01 10:11:39 · answer #4 · answered by grapeshenry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you are intimidated by them for one reason or another or because you have low self esteem.
2006-09-01 10:17:37 · answer #5 · answered by sks42683 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's our inner neanderthal avoiding conflict.
2006-09-01 10:11:57 · answer #6 · answered by Pierre 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they know something about you?
kinda why i hardly ever look teachers in teh eye. they know too much...
2006-09-01 10:16:33 · answer #7 · answered by guy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could just be shy.
2006-09-01 10:16:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are much taller than you.
2006-09-01 10:11:49 · answer #9 · answered by acidcrap 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋