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Understanding Others Doesn’t Mean Talking About Ourselves

Understanding Others Doesn’t Mean Talking About Ourselves
This is an odd title, I know. But let me explain…
There are times when we’re in conversation with a colleague, friend or family member and, as we’re listening, we …

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Article Archive for December 2008

What is Social Success?

It seems to me that we’re inundate with images of what it is to be popular and the centre of attention. Has that become our expectation? The desire to constantly be the centre of attention? …

EYS Interpersonal Skills Survey: What Do You Do?
EYS Interpersonal Skills Survey: What Do You Do?

by Laurie Wilhelm
Last week’s social skills question read:
When you’re at a small social gathering or in a meeting and someone new comes into the room, are you more likely to

take the first step and introduce …

Five Easy Steps to Being Invisible
Five Easy Steps to Being Invisible

by Laurie Wilhelm
Here are a few ideas for those of you who want to avoid drawing attention to yourself and being noticed. If you find you’re already feeling invisible in social situations, chances are that …

Posts on Interpersonal Skills
Posts on Interpersonal Skills

by Laurie Wilhelm
Here are some blog posts written by various people that I thought you may find interesting. Some are “old” and others are new-ish, but the content is relevant regardless of when they were …

…and another thing about smiling…
…and another thing about smiling…

by Laurie Wilhelm
Last week, I wrote a people skills post called Why Smile? I have a couple other points I’d like to add:
First, when I write about smiling, I don’t mean smile with some great …