Last week, we talked about how you can use body language to make great first impressions. This week, let’s talk about something equally important—remembering the name of the person you just met. People like hearing their names. When you use someone’s name, it helps them to feel comfortable, and remembering their name makes it much easier for you to strike … Read More
MLK
Martin Luther King Jr is a personal hero of mine. Today, in celebration of MLK day, I’ve posted an excerpt from one of his greatest (but least-known speeches) on Improve Your Social Skills. I encourage you to read the Excerpt from MLK’s address to a Methodist youth leadership conference and be inspired. Once you read it, come back and leave … Read More
How To Make Great First Impressions: Heart-To-Heart Body Language
So in the week since I’ve launched the site, I’ve been thinking a lot about first impressions. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about the first impression that people have of the site. I think Improve Your Social Skills has a lot of great content, but if nobody ever moves past the front page, nobody will ever discover what it has to … Read More
Beginnings
Improve Your Social Skills launches today. It’s been a long road. I began the guide on February 24, 2011. Nearly one year later, I finally get to share it with you. Improve Your Social Skills has more than 28,000 words across more than 50 pages. If it were a printed book it would be over 100 pages long. It’s the product of a … Read More
