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How To Say No With Grace & Confidence
Whether it's a social invitation or a sales proposition, we are all faced with those situations when we need or want to say "no" but we don't [...]
Understanding Your Introverted Significant Other At Thanksgiving Gatherings
If your introverted significant other (hereafter identified as ISO) is not showing excitement about an upcoming Thanksgiving gathering with extended family or friends, don't take it personally. [...]
How To Be Curious Without Being Creepy
Do you sometimes fear that your curiosity in conversations with others is too forward, or even worse -- a creepy invasion of their privacy? One of the [...]
Tired Of Waiting? How To Get A Quicker Response From Others
Nobody likes to wait; and what's worse is when you are waiting for someone to respond to your inquiry or invitation. But once you take the time [...]
4 Stealth Strategies When You Can’t Remember Someone’s Name
It happens to the best of us. We see someone we have met prior, and cannot remember their name. It can make you feel awkward, especially when [...]
Beware Of This Conversation Trap
You have probably experienced this frustrating but common conversation trap: You are telling a story to a person or a group, and someone either interrupts or chimes [...]
Four Action Steps To Successfully End A Conversation
I am frequently asked by my clients as to how they can leave a conversation without feeling awkward or rude. I remember as a teenager being [...]
10 Questions To Evaluate Your Life in 2017
Before I even start thinking about how I want next year to be different, I always give pause in December to reflect on the current year...to list [...]
An Introvert’s Survival Guide For Thanksgiving Gatherings
The good news is that you have accepted an invitation to a Thanksgiving gathering at an extended family member or friend's home. The bad news is that [...]
How To Get Someone’s Attention For A Meaningful Connection
Have you ever noticed that even in a crowded, noisy room you have an amazing ability to hear your name if it's mentioned in conversation several feet [...]
The Confident Communicator Always Does This
A few years ago I attended a business networking function in a city where I did not know many people. It would have been nice if people [...]
Five Steps To Introducing Yourself With Confidence
Whether it's at a business function or at your child's soccer game, the way you introduce yourself affects others' first impressions of you. Here are 5 ways [...]