Very awkward and if you asked me a few years ago to do this would defiantly not be up for it but i'm 27 and enough is enough. If I can't fix the block I CAN fix my posture/eye contact, etc. I have complete control of that and coincidentally it helps with fluency. Non-verbal communication is a powerful thing. If people see we're uncomfortable AND blocking it makes them that much more uncomfortable. When we look more relaxed and are making eye contact but block....i find that people are more compassionate, receptive and understanding.