5 Ways to Improve Your Social Skills
5 Ways to Develop Your Social Skills By, Dr. Nikki Martinez, Psy.D., LCPC Often I hear people tell me that they struggle with social skills. Whether it is social anxiety, or not knowing how to correctly read other people, there are ways that we can learn and push ourselves that can greatly benefit our interactions with other people. If we can improve these interactions, we can further our social life, our work life, and our relationships. 1. Learning to Read Body Language: Were you aware that 97% of communication is unspoken . This means it is our looks, our body language, and the way that we carry ourselves. People can struggle with both their ability to read what these qualities mean in others, as well as their personal awareness of the signs they are giving off to others. There are many things we are doing that we are unaware of. I had a supervisor point out to me that it actually looked like I was rolling my eyes at people if I was thinking really hard about somethi...