Presence Gap Quiz

I shrink, scan for a corner, wait to be acknowledged

I move through the room like I belong there before anyone's told me I do

Score

on my phone, avoiding eye contact, making myself smaller

polite small talk, but I'm not really initiating

relaxed, present, comfortable with silence and eye contact

I soften it, add qualifiers, look away, or fill the silence immediately

I hold it sometimes but it depends on who's in the room

I land it and hold the silence comfortably until they respond

I look uncertain, closed off, or like I'm waiting for permission to be there

it depends — some good, some I'd never want anyone to see

I look like someone people would want to approach

a rush of self-consciousness about how I'm coming across

grounded — I know exactly how to open and I trust my body

warm but vague — "great job" but no action, no follow-up, no offer

mixed — some people engage, others seem to have already moved on

people seek me out after. Something about how I showed up made them want more