Nothing drives words out of your mouth like emotions. Pick one and give it a go. You might be thinking, but I’m not allowed to be emotional at work (other than anger, men are allowed to be angry all the time and call it “passionate”). I’m not saying start at a 10 on the emotional scale, just dip the toes in the water.
If someone comes up for a convo, think to yourself, “I’m gonna be a little excited/paranoid/surprised/proud/nostalgic and let it give your words some temperature.
I used to have just apathy and anger (aka fear) and my therapist hoped that one day I’d have the full range of emotions. So I practiced them with improv!
How you feelin’?