| Improving social skill can be done by interacting | | | | feel most comfortable with communicating, such |
| with another person through verbal and nonverbal | | | | as with old friends, family members or even |
| communication. This is carried out through | | | | playing a character in a role playing game. |
| speaking, body language, and listening to another | | | | 2. Try to act natural when you communicate with |
| person you are trying to communicate with. | | | | people. Do not worry about smiling if you do not |
| Without social skills, people who find | | | | feel like smiling, instead of forcing yourself to smile |
| communication difficult may end up with a major | | | | within the situation. If you could simply bring that |
| social disorder later on. The causes of this are low | | | | level of comfort to every social situation you are |
| self-esteem, lack of courage and a tendency to | | | | in, that will allow you to significantly improve your |
| become a loner. | | | | social skill. |
| How to improve your social skill: | | | | 3. Forming a social network is another big help. |
| 1. The best way of improving social skills is simply | | | | Try to be in places where you can communicate |
| to put it in practice. By practicing, you will be able | | | | more. Find a group that shares your interests or |
| to be more comfortable later on in every social | | | | even a whole community who are involved in |
| situation you can think of. When you become | | | | those same areas of interest. |
| comfortable, you will just act naturally with other | | | | 4. Try to create a self-help plan to bolster your |
| people. Being you is the starting point for | | | | weak areas, such as speaking too loudly or softly, |
| effective interpersonal communication. | | | | or stuttering. |
| 2. You can also study a technique like mirroring | | | | Communication means speaking and listening well. |
| which involves practicing the way you smile, pose, | | | | It cuts both ways - so if you can speak in front |
| lean, touch, and make eye contact - but this will | | | | of a hundred people, but you cannot seem to |
| take more courage compared to simple practicing. | | | | listen when someone else is speaking, |
| This may make you self conscious if you are not | | | | communication is incomplete. You have to keep in |
| on the right track to practice it. When your mind | | | | mind that listening is as important as speaking. |
| is already set for self confidence, mirror practice | | | | Try to be more attentive and listen to the person |
| is then recommended. | | | | whom you are conversing with. The people whom |
| If you reached your goal of being comfortable | | | | you are talking with listened to you, so oblige |
| with who you are, your self-consciousness will | | | | them by being a good listener. Do this and you will |
| then dissolve. You will not even think about your | | | | be able to receive clearer messages which will |
| self-image, how you may look, sound, and even | | | | lead to a better conversation. |
| react. You will just be thinking of the topics that | | | | Receiving clear messages will also allow |
| are being discussed. With a high level of social | | | | conversations to last much longer, and produce |
| skills, you will not even recognize the difference | | | | healthier fruit. |
| between talking with a friend and giving a speech | | | | When it comes to improving social skill, nothing is |
| to hundreds of listeners. | | | | more effective than just being yourself. There |
| More tips on improving social skills: | | | | are many pointers on improving social skills, but |
| With practice, you will soon be able to feel | | | | the solution lies only in your own hands. Practicing |
| comfortable in every new type of interaction. | | | | is the most effective technique for improving |
| 1. Try to think about social situations where you | | | | social skill. |