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Social Skills: Build Confidence to Have a Conversation with Anyone by Managing Anxiety and Stress to Transform Your Personal and Professional Life
Use These Simple Yet Powerful Strategies To Learn How To Have A Conversation With Anyone! This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to enrich your life by learning simple skills to have a conversation with anyone. You will learn the psychological reasons why we humans have anxiety and why we create mental fear when communicating with others. Shyness, awkwardness, lack of conversational skills, and the inability to speak eloquently may cause self-doubt – thus crippling oneself. After understanding those causes we will practice simple skill-building exercises that will develop your confidence. These simple steps will guide you in any social situation when speaking to a stranger, your boss, the opposite sex, or to anyone! This book details techniques and strategies that can be implemented in various situations - from casual person-to-person interactions transitioning to professional public speaking events. In addition, the entire book is laid out in a way that builds upon what you read and allows you to focus on the most important social skills – allowing you to slowly develop in a way that will not be intimidating. Keep an open mind and you’ll learn the necessary skills to improve your personal and professional life. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Building Confidence Using PsychologyRemoving Doubt, Anxiety and Redirecting Your PowerRemoving Roadblocks from Your Life To Move ForwardPowerful Social Skills of Top Performers and How To Learn Them NowReal Life Uses for these TechniquesMuch, much more! Download your copy today! This Kindle ebook is also registered in Kindle MatchBook. Take action today and download this book now! See you on the path of a better you...
70 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 13, 2017
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August 28, 2019
Inspired by true human values
I'd like this is book because it is remembered my values and it show the how to react to people and also show the possible way to get touch influence with strangers, I am destitute since childhood to still I never make friends but one thing I was following it. That is I am fascinating to talking with strange people. I know it in the way I was develop my ability and also help me out seek myself to serve people. This is a good book show several good deeds hidden inside me. These words all I did without anyone's involvement. That is strange things.
I'd like this is book because it is remembered my values and it show the how to react to people and also show the possible way to get touch influence with strangers, I am destitute since childhood to still I never make friends but one thing I was following it. That is I am fascinating to talking with strange people. I know it in the way I was develop my ability and also help me out seek myself to serve people. This is a good book show several good deeds hidden inside me. These words all I did without anyone's involvement. That is strange things.
June 30, 2018
Fun fact: I'm the first person to review this book on Goodreads. Less fun fact: I don't really recommend it.
Even when I got past the frequent punctuation quirks -- for some reason this author is fond of using em dashes where he really needs commas and hyphenating random words (see: presenta-tion) -- I still had to deal with an overall lack of sentence clarity. This book reads like the author gave a two hour talk and had it transcribed word for word, meaning that a lot of the small mistakes and rambling sentences that a speaker can get away with cloud up his writing. More importantly, while his advice is well-meaning and certain ideas of his may be helpful to some people, he does give a good bit of immoral or at least offensive advice. For example, according to the author, you should become a good conversationalist so that you have access to the best friends (he uses the phrase "choose from the cream of the crop"), you should always just agree with people so they like you, and you should essentially buy your way into friend groups and show special attention to people who have the ability to promote you. Finally, he concludes with a section on "gender cues," which he probably should have just left alone. Among other things, he encourages women to remember that men love sports and prefer straightforward people (a good way to get on their good side is to buy them tickets to a football game and call them "buddy"), and he informs men that women love nature and all things beautiful AND that they will always assume you are trying to sleep with them. I'm not kidding here.
Overall, I feel like I could write some better pointers, and I'm one of the poor souls who looked to a book for advice on social skills.
Even when I got past the frequent punctuation quirks -- for some reason this author is fond of using em dashes where he really needs commas and hyphenating random words (see: presenta-tion) -- I still had to deal with an overall lack of sentence clarity. This book reads like the author gave a two hour talk and had it transcribed word for word, meaning that a lot of the small mistakes and rambling sentences that a speaker can get away with cloud up his writing. More importantly, while his advice is well-meaning and certain ideas of his may be helpful to some people, he does give a good bit of immoral or at least offensive advice. For example, according to the author, you should become a good conversationalist so that you have access to the best friends (he uses the phrase "choose from the cream of the crop"), you should always just agree with people so they like you, and you should essentially buy your way into friend groups and show special attention to people who have the ability to promote you. Finally, he concludes with a section on "gender cues," which he probably should have just left alone. Among other things, he encourages women to remember that men love sports and prefer straightforward people (a good way to get on their good side is to buy them tickets to a football game and call them "buddy"), and he informs men that women love nature and all things beautiful AND that they will always assume you are trying to sleep with them. I'm not kidding here.
Overall, I feel like I could write some better pointers, and I'm one of the poor souls who looked to a book for advice on social skills.
July 29, 2023
Social Skills by Reid Damon is a very short book. But it packs the point across with a few chapters that succinctly explain his point of view. In today’s world of screens and disconnects, it is very easy for people to just find themselves without social skills.
However, everyone is quick to judge the opposite person based on their attitude and behavior when they meet and greet you. Social Skills attempts to ensure you are well-equipped as you meet new people both personal and in business.
The book has several sections with each section dealing with certain categories of life. From using logic and preaching practice, this book is a must-read for anyone who is not at their best when it comes to public speaking and interaction with others.
With some well-laid-out examples, the book also ensures that you can follow through without any problem. The examples make sure that it’s not just theory but also practical experiences and examples that allow you to understand the core concepts of the book.
The author did seem a bit uncomfortable towards the end when he was trying to approach the different gender-based approaches to social and public talking. However, gender is an important part of the converstaion and I am glad he at least included that part of the writing in the book. Even if his writing during this part of the book might not be at the same level as the rest of the book, it gets the point across if you understand what he is trying to say.
However, everyone is quick to judge the opposite person based on their attitude and behavior when they meet and greet you. Social Skills attempts to ensure you are well-equipped as you meet new people both personal and in business.
The book has several sections with each section dealing with certain categories of life. From using logic and preaching practice, this book is a must-read for anyone who is not at their best when it comes to public speaking and interaction with others.
With some well-laid-out examples, the book also ensures that you can follow through without any problem. The examples make sure that it’s not just theory but also practical experiences and examples that allow you to understand the core concepts of the book.
The author did seem a bit uncomfortable towards the end when he was trying to approach the different gender-based approaches to social and public talking. However, gender is an important part of the converstaion and I am glad he at least included that part of the writing in the book. Even if his writing during this part of the book might not be at the same level as the rest of the book, it gets the point across if you understand what he is trying to say.
August 21, 2020
An absolutely amazing book 💗💗
This book even though is a short read but is such a power packed written one. This one is written impactfully, underlining in precise bullet points the steps necessary to take in order to overcome our anxieties and doubts and fears about public speaking. From psychological tidbits to a practical guide to learning to be confident, this book is amazing. Definitely a Must Read.💖💖
This book even though is a short read but is such a power packed written one. This one is written impactfully, underlining in precise bullet points the steps necessary to take in order to overcome our anxieties and doubts and fears about public speaking. From psychological tidbits to a practical guide to learning to be confident, this book is amazing. Definitely a Must Read.💖💖
August 8, 2019
It started out in a good way with some useful suggestions. But then it started feeling more like something that can not be actually implemented in real life. Something that I will forget in 2 days. Essentially it boiled down to practice practice practice. And in the end it became downright offensive by making crude assumptions on the basis of gender.
August 28, 2019
Its an eye opener to know, many face dificulty to open up and it can be overcome by practice.
Its a quick light read with tid bits to build conversation with strangers.
Realized we can overcome fear.
Got reassurance something doesn't come naturaly we can practice it.
Its a quick light read with tid bits to build conversation with strangers.
Realized we can overcome fear.
Got reassurance something doesn't come naturaly we can practice it.
April 21, 2019
Good read
The books offer simple and useful insight into a issuing I'm currently struggling with myself. The lengthy of the book was also idle for the topic being discussed.
The books offer simple and useful insight into a issuing I'm currently struggling with myself. The lengthy of the book was also idle for the topic being discussed.
April 18, 2020
Happy to read this book, it is a good book for those who want to build their confidence n practice is needed
August 2, 2020
Its a well structured guideline to destroy anxiety and start a beautiful conversation!
August 17, 2020
specifically didn't like section about gender Roles.
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