Several Ways To Get Through Awkward Moments Therese Borchard’s persuasive article "Ten Real Ways To Overcome Embarrassment" (n.d.) positively enumerates several methods to deal with awkward moments. Borchard states that we must get up and drive. She also claims that embarrassing moments can be funny. Finally she suggests to focus on the present and forget the past (pp. 1-4). In paragraph 7 Borchard says "Laugh about it [awkward moments]" (p. 1). By this statement Borchard means that we have to giggle about it. In this essay I will write a story that expands Borchard’s idea that laugh about it, and I have another story that has a different result.
My first story supports Borchard’s idea that people should laugh at awkward moments to get through them. My story is about my friend Ahmed, and my story began in 2008. My friends and I were driving on the road having fun because my friend just got his car license. He was so happy with his 2008 Mustang Shelby that his father bought for him. We …show more content…
I recommend acknowledge your awkward situation before reacting with a laugh, which Borcard suggests. By which, after laughing at an awkward situation, read the person’s response. Then make a choice. Apologize if by any chance the person’s response to the case was unfavorable or change the subject to overlook the awkward condition and laughing will help you overcome your awkward situation. Borchard’s idea has great benefits for social situations. I support Borchard’s idea that laughing can help overcome embarrassment, therefore you should laugh about it to get over it and it helped me in some conditions, but sometimes it doesn’t work because awkward moments can be hard to forget, or it can make people angry if you laughed at their embarrassing moment. So you should laugh at awkward moments carefully and you will overcome any embarrassing
My first story supports Borchard’s idea that people should laugh at awkward moments to get through them. My story is about my friend Ahmed, and my story began in 2008. My friends and I were driving on the road having fun because my friend just got his car license. He was so happy with his 2008 Mustang Shelby that his father bought for him. We …show more content…
I recommend acknowledge your awkward situation before reacting with a laugh, which Borcard suggests. By which, after laughing at an awkward situation, read the person’s response. Then make a choice. Apologize if by any chance the person’s response to the case was unfavorable or change the subject to overlook the awkward condition and laughing will help you overcome your awkward situation. Borchard’s idea has great benefits for social situations. I support Borchard’s idea that laughing can help overcome embarrassment, therefore you should laugh about it to get over it and it helped me in some conditions, but sometimes it doesn’t work because awkward moments can be hard to forget, or it can make people angry if you laughed at their embarrassing moment. So you should laugh at awkward moments carefully and you will overcome any embarrassing