The social skills guidebook : manage shyness, improve your conversations, and make friends, without giving up who you are
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- ISBN: 9780994980700
- ISBN: 0994980701
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Physical Description:
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iv, 357 pages ; 23 cm - Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2016.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The overall process of improving your social skills -- Addressing some common challenges and concerns about working on your social skills -- Section 1: Tackling the main mental barriers to socializing. Seeing the effects of shyness, anxiety, poor self-confidence, and discouragement -- Shifting your mind-set about your social discomfort -- Handling counterproductive thinking about socializing -- Hands-on strategies for taking the edge off anxiety -- Reducing fears and insecurities through real-world experiences-- Increasing your self-esteem and confidence -- Section 2: Developing your conversation skills. Getting a basic feel for conversations -- Dealing with awkward silences in conversations -- Starting one-on-one conversations -- Having deeper conversations -- Ending conversations -- Navigating group conversations -- Making conversation in particular situations -- Becoming aware of empathy -- Core listening skills -- Recognizing and acting on other people's nonverbal communication -- Improving your own nonverbal communication -- Conversation mistakes -- Being more likable -- Being more fun -- Assertiveness skills -- Section 3: Forming and growing friendships. Introduction to the process of making friends -- Finding potential friends -- Making plans with potential friends -- Deepening new friendships -- Making a group of friends -- Making friends in particular situations -- Troubleshooting the process of making friends -- Looking forward as your social skills improve -- Appendix A: Asperger's syndrome/mild autism. |
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Homer Public Library | 155.232 MAC (Text) | 000155532 | Nonfiction | Available | - |