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How to Turn Down an Invitation

Have you ever been in a situation where you did not know how to turn down an invitation to a social event, but you knew that you really did not want to attend? This is an embarrassing problem that everyone faces from time to time. One reason that it ... Read >

Shy People - Learn to Speak Up

People who are very shy, and people who are afraid of public speaking often have a lot in common. I spent many years teaching people the techniques of public speaking. A lot of my students were very terrified of speaking in public. I found out that ... Read >

Master the Art of Open Ended Questions to Improve Your Conversations

One of my friends recently asked me how she should handle an upcoming lunch with her lawyer. She was worried that the lunch would become awkward if they ran out of things to talk about. I suggested she should try to mentally prepare a few general que... Read >

You Don't Have to Be an Interesting Person to Make Friends

Many people think the reason they don\'t have successful conversations or good friendships is because they aren\'t interesting. The real secrets to having better conversations and better friendships involves improving social skills and empathy. “There... Read >

Use Special Visualization Techniques to Improve Your Life!

Visualization is a very hot topic these days. Part of the reason that visualization is so popular is because there is a lot of evidence that by using visualization, we can improve in our self confidence and performance. For example, visualization ... Read >

Don't Put Your Life on Hold While You Look for That Special Someone

Are you looking for a mate? Sometimes very lonely people believe their real life won't start until they meet and marry their one true love. This belief is a fallacy. Your real life is going by right now, whether you are married or not. A single life is... Read >

Use Talk Shows to Boost Your Conversation Skills

Do you want to improve your conversation skills? One good way to pick up tips on making conversation is easily available to you every day. If you want to learn how to be a good conversationalist, a really useful place to start is by watching television! ... Read >

Students - Here are Some Study Tips for Exams

When you are studying for an exam or if you need to learn some material for a presentation, you may be wondering how early you should start to study, and how often you should review the material in order to remember it. Is it best to study large chunks... Read >

Is The Internet A Miracle Cure For Loneliness?

A few years ago a surprising survey discovered that people who spent a lot of time on the Internet were a lot lonelier than people who didn't spend much time on the Net. This was an unexpected find because many people view the Internet and e-mail as a ... Read >

When You Need to Apologize

In every relationship there will be occasional misunderstandings and hurt feelings. Sometimes we are the one who hurt another person we care about; sometimes we are the one who has been hurt. Hurt feelings will occur in friendships, in intimate relatio... Read >

Learn How to Prevent Traumatic Brain Injury

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people suffer serious, permanent damage to their brains because of traumatic head injury. Survivors of brain trauma are often left with long-term damage to their ability to think and to learn, to remember and plan,... Read >

Is Perseverance the Wrong Way to Achieve Your Goals?

How important is perseverance in achieving your goals? Many success gurus tell us constantly that to achieve your goals, you have to keep on going, have faith in yourself, and never give up. To keep persevering to achieve your goal does not mean tha... Read >

Improve Your Vocabulary Easily

There are a lot of good reasons why we should try to improve our vocabulary. When we have a good vocabulary, we not only sound smarter, but we are smarter. We can learn more things. We can understand deeper concepts and learn the connections between va... Read >

Learn When to End a Conversation

When I was doing my research for my special report on making friendly conversation, I discovered that there's a lot of information out there on the topic of how to start a conversation, and a lot of information about how to keep a conversation going. O... Read >

Learning to Make Small Talk With Strangers

Do you find it difficult to make small talk with strangers? Most of us do. Talking with someone we don't know can make many of us feel very anxious, especially if we happen to be shy. Why is it so hard to make conversation with strangers? When you f... Read >