How to Talk to Anyone: Become Better at Social Skills and Small Talk

By Craig Jaeger

This book is full of helpful tips on social skills.



Some people may suffer from shyness or feel awkward when socializing. The first chapter of this book will talk about that. Additionally, the best ways to make small talk work in your favor will be discussed, as well as more tips to talk to anyone about basically anything. Last but not least, the final chapter will go over some findings science has done that has them worried about the next generations’ declining social skills, mostly due to technology.



I encourage you to take a look at this book and think about the things you read or hear.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Anonymous
• Release date: Nov 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9791220220279

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How to Talk to Anyone

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By Craig Jaeger

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: How to Conquer Shyness

Chapter 2: The Top 7 Ways to Make Small Talk Work for You

Chapter 3: More Advice about Small Talk

Chapter 4: Even More Small Talk Tips

Chapter 5: When You Are Bad at It

Chapter 6: The Top 10 Tips to Talk About Anything with Anybody

Chapter 7: Are Young People's Social Abilities Declining?

Chapter 1: How to Conquer Shyness

We all are basically social creatures, and we are able to function optimally, research and experience prove, when engaged to some degree in a community. Our community might be small, but having one seems to be what matters. (All we really need do is observe what happens to prisoners in singular confinement for any prolonged period of time to recognize just how detrimental social isolation is to people).

And yet at some level, communicating with others makes most, if not all of us uncomfortable. Even the most gregarious and confident people remain knowledgeable about and impacted by the viewpoints of others-- and specifically the opinions others have about them. Even if we tell ourselves such viewpoints don't matter to us, if everyone in our community turned all of a sudden against us at the same time, even the most hardy of us would have a challenging time staying untouched.

When in the company of other people, our minds instantly construct a map of the minds that surround us. That is, we're continuously thinking of and thinking what other individuals are thinking-- and making judgments about and having reactions to those fantasies. If we think a person in the room finds us attractive, we judge them to have taste and feel a buzz of enjoyment (or maybe, if we experience low self-esteem, we judge them to have bad taste and feel an increased sense of self-disgust). If we think a person in the room finds us overdressed for the occasion, we'll feel ashamed.

Shyness, in one sense then, represents