Social Skills

Learning face-to-face social skills provides a number of benefits. Human beings are social animals, and functioning effectively in society requires the skills to interact within society.

For the first time in generations, however, our kids aren’t learning how to socialize in person. These days, too many people are spending hours staring at the screen of a digital device, such as a smartphone, tablet or another device. As a result, we’ve seen the rates of depression and self-harm among teens surge upward (30% between 2010 and 2015 alone).

• Positive social skills promote dialogue among and between teens.

• Having positive social skills increases understanding and empathy of (and by) others.

• Good social skills are necessary to become a part of most social groups.

• Social skills can make or break a business deal, a relationship, or something as simple as a pleasant conversation.

• But many studies also show that social connections are extremely important to health and longevity.

• Social skills are important because they are the foundation for having positive relationships with others with your partners, friends, and for your career.

• Social skills take your relationship with other people to the first level of becoming friends and colleagues.

• When you communicate with people face to face (or even by phone or by text), your communication channel is none other than your social skills.

  • People with poor social skills won’t be able to interact properly with people, especially with strangers. As a result, it will be difficult for them to meet new people and expand their network.

• Social skills allow you to initiate contact with people.

• Social skills allow you to convey the right emotions.

  • According to numerous studies, more than 70% of your message doesn’t come from the words you use, but from the emotions you convey.

• What is important is not what people hear, but how they feel.

  • If they feel good when talking to you, they will appreciate you and will want to see you again. On the other hand, if they feel bad when talking to you, they won’t appreciate you and won’t want to see you again.

• Great social skills allow you to convey the emotions you want.

  • It allows you to feel the right way when you interact with people, and thus naturally make them feel the right way. Since they usually don’t feel very comfortable when interacting with people, people with poor social skills fail to convey the right emotions.

• Social skills also allow you to understand people, and thus to deliver a message that suits them.

  • Social skills come with an increased ability to understand people and to sense how they feel, as well as their wants and needs. This ability allows you to adapt to the people you’re talking to, which is extremely important if you want to be able to connect with them.

• Ultimately, social skills allow you to be liked by people.

  • Since your social skills allow you to meet and connect with people while making them feel good, it will allow you to be liked by people. This will provide you with many opportunities that will help you improve your life like never before.