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Effective Social Skills - Impress in 5 minutes!
Can you Impress Others in 5 minutes?
Some of us are good in talking, but some of us find it difficult to express our thoughts and feelings. If you're one of them, you may ask, What's the big deal? You may think that people who really want to know your will know you somehow. But seldom in life, people have time to find out more about us. If you didn't manage to strike a good impression at the first few minutes of meeting someone, you might missed an important opportunity to impress someone who is important to form strategic allies or to cultivate goodwill or getting a raise from your superiors. For those of you who are not yet at work, your shyness or hesitation may lead others to believe that you're proud! Some feel that there is no need to project ourselves. Call this an act of being 'humble' but it isn't. It's just the art of connecting to let others know more about you. Your courage helps to form true alliance, and even friendship. Here, we are not talking about showing off ourselves, but being honest to project the 'real you' - an effort made by most of the successful people. Can't really express ourselves very much on the spot? Well, being shy is a reason, but mostly, we are just not mentally prepared. We learned to be reserve with strangers, humble, hide our feelings, reserve opinions, and we would manage to form closer ties only with some whom we have the opportunity to meet again several times. People we first meet are often dismissed as mere acquaintances. But how many people can we really meet repeatedly as often as we wish? The result is - missed opportunities. God says in the Bible, "Love others as I love you!" So friends, stop being reserve. Show love and sincerity to someone you meet for the first time, and let him/her know something about yourself eg. what you are doing, your strength, likes or dislikes. Volunteer some information about yourself, your views or just anything on your mind, things that you don't really mind others knowing. Don't just wait for people to ask, for they are unlikely to ask any personal question. But if you let them think they know you a bit more than just your face or your name, they will remember you better. However, do not say anything that can be used against you in future. Do this often and after a while, you'll know what to say and what not to say. But then of course, we know that it is not wise to open up to strangers. Show love, regard and offering friendship in the right environment. For example, there is no use chatting with a stranger who suddenly comes up to ask for direction, along the road side, in shops etc. We are talking about mixing with people in safe forums, in meetings, parties, in colleges, those places you know very well and what kind of people are around you. Still, wisdom must be exercised to discern the person's intentions, usually you can sense if something is not quite right from their reaction. Do not force yourself to say anything or into any promise if you feel uneasy. Say "No" politely or just flash a silent smile if you don't wish to answer a prying question. If you notice something wrong with that person, excuse yourself shortly. All these may sound like common sense,but it takes practice and experience to be able to master it. So, start practicing your skills now, and grab the opportunities....It can lead you to the next level of success!
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