We all know, even from experience, that people in the world have so many various personalities. Some are shier than others, some more outgoing and confident. All of them have to interact with each other at some point. Undoubtedly, having particular abilities in the social behavior department surely helps a lot.
Humans are social animals. We have families, friends, acquaintances, and plenty of others we keep relationships with or meet in passing throughout our lives. Regardless of whether we like the company of people, or prefer our own, there are always interactions to be made, as living in total isolation is not really possible, nor healthy.
Apart from our preferences, there is also a matter of how easy and natural it is for us to meet new individuals, make conversations and connect with them. The distinction between being exceptional and not so great at it goes beyond the case of extraverts and introverts.
One thing for sure – what makes the difference here are the social skills or lack thereof. They can generally improve the quality of our communication with people, increase our public speaking abilities, and boost our confidence. They can also be successfully applied to reading people’s real intentions. This can come in handy, both, during unusual circumstances like when playing card games forreal money or trying to get out of a pickle, as well as for somewhat normal situations and interactions with others. Plus, making new friends and talking to the members of the opposite sex should become more comfortable as well.
Although it may come more naturally to some, being sociable is not necessarily something we are born with. The good news is that we can get better at this, and the first step would be to go out more and enjoy the company of others. What we understand by the term social skills could be many things: conversation and storytelling talents, assertiveness, speaking in public, and similar. We can address some of those separately, making a special effort to paying attention to bodylanguage, asking more questions when in a group of people, preparing some anecdotes, and similar.
