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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Make Enjoyable Conversation

One of the best things you can do in conversations is to feel good and help the other person or persons feel good as well. Enjoyable dialogue is the key to someone’s heart. As a communication coach, people often disclose to me how they find most conversation boring and they only have it out of politeness. They want to interact with people who have more zest, more wit and to have fun banter.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to End a Toxic Friendship

Sometimes, the best thing you can do with a friendship is to end it. Unfortunately, most toxic friendships are not easy to end, and you need the proper tools to fruitfully do so. Every once in a while you may realize that you’re in a toxic relationships with another person. The relationship is dishonest, manipulative, anxiety producing and unfulfilling. In this case, it’s time to consider ending it.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How Long Does It Take To Build a Friendship?

Your friendships influence the fulfillment in your life more than most other factors. One key thing that can help you build friendships effectively is to understand right how long this takes. It is common for people to wonder: how long does it take to form a friendship? We want to understand the dynamics of friendships so we can build them successfully, enhance our social lives and know when to cut our losses. The Ingredients of Friendship

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Escape the Friend Zone

If you’re a guy and you’ve been hanging around a girl you like quite a lot, but nothing sexual happened between you, chances are you’re in the friend zone. Here’s how to escape it. The friend zone is an emerging concept in to world of dating and male-female encounters. This term is used to describe a psychological dynamic where a man is seen by a woman as a friend, and it’s hard for her to see him in a different, sexual way.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Make Dinner Conversation

Many times, dinner is more than a moment during the day to eat; it is also a moment of social interaction. Thus, it is a good idea to also make the best out of it socially. Many of us have dinner in social settings. We don’t eat alone; we eat with other people at the table: our spouse, our family, our friends or acquaintances. In other words, dinner time is frequently social time as well.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Revive a Friendship

Sometimes, a friendship loses its fire and it’s no longer the way it once used to be. Have no fear; there are effective methods to revive a friendship and make it like new again. There are plenty of reasons why a friendship can lose some of its strength, although it’s a fulfilling friendship between two compatible individuals: one of you moves to another town, one of you gets married, one of you becomes very busy with work, etc.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

Making Friends in Another Country

Making friends in another country can be a challenge, especially if you don’t know anybody at first. This article details the most effective ways to pull it off smoothly. Today, it’s very common to end up studying, working, living or traveling in another country. If at first you don’t know anybody else there, meeting new people and making new friends can seem like a challenge.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

5,282 views3/5 (1)

By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

Top 10 Ways to Make Friends

Improving your social life is one of the best moves you can make. The more effective you are at making friends and building relationships, the more fulfilled you will be. Today’s world offers us many opportunities to meet new people and make friends. You simply need to discover the best ones and put them into practice. As you do so, your social life and not only will flourish. Here are 10 ways to makes friends that have been tried and tested, and they work great for nearly everybody, no matter their age, profession, education or economic status:

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How Parents Facilitate the Formation of Shyness

There are many contributing factors to the development of shyness. Most timid people become that way in childhood or adolescence, which is why it’s reasonable to assume that family and peer groups have a major influence on this. Of all the people we interact with as children, parents play a major role in the formation of our personality. For shy people, their parents play a significant part in their becoming shy as well. It’s worth understanding how this works. A Positive Intention with a Bad Outcome

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Talk To Successful People

Successful people can be hard to talk to. Nevertheless, it's particularly important to know how to talk to successful people, because the value these people can have in your life is much bigger than the value of your average Joe. And you can learn this. Most individuals are intimidated by successful people and they don't know how to talk to them. Which is why they often avoid them, thus missing great opportunities in their life. I want to show you based on my coaching experience how to talk to successful people successfully and clear this issue once and for all.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Keep Your Friends Close

Once a friendship is built, it often doesn’t keep going just like that. You need to keep it going by keeping your friends close and interacting with them on a continual basis. A friendship is like a flower. It needs sun, water and various nutritive substances in order to grow and blossom. Many friendships go down the drain simply because the two or more individuals involved in it don’t take the time to interact often enough.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Make Good First Date Conversation

A first date is an important step in the process of interacting romantically with another person. And good conversation is the fundamental ingredient to a good date. You may have been led to believe that the key to dating success is to look good or be famous or have lots of money. It is true that these factors do play a role, but it is a minute one in comparison with the role of good conversation skills.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Fix Your Social Life

One thing that’s plain as day to me right now is that your social life contributes immensely to your overall life satisfaction. Sometimes even more than your career or dating life. This is why it’s important to have a rich, active social life. If you’re in a situation where you only have a couple of friends, if any, and those friends mostly bore you, ignore you or make fun of you, if you rarely have meaningful interactions with others and you spend most of your free time alone, then you need not only to enhance your social life, but to fix.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

The Best Careers for Shy People

Shy people often struggle with achieving success in the workplace. This frequently happens because they choose bad careers for them. Fortunately, it can be solved or avoided. Due to the fact that they’re not very comfortable dealing with people, shy individuals need to pay special attention to the careers they choose. A shy person can be highly productive and successful, but they need to pick their career field wisely.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

Ways of Meeting New People in School

When you’re in school, there are lots of opportunities to meet new people and make friends. You just need to know what these opportunities are and how to use them. The best thing about school is that it’s a social environment. It may have the primary purpose of educating young individuals, but it also creates a context where many social interactions happen and there are lots of possibilities to meet other students.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Have Charisma

Do you think charisma is a sexy trait and you would like to have it? I have good news for you: you can voluntarily develop your charisma by putting into practice specific action steps. Charisma is a personality trait which enables you to have a big influence on others around you, to persuade them, attract them and connect with them.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Overcome an Inferiority Complex

An inferiority complex is defined by psychologists as negative feeling (usually of shame and anxiety) triggered in certain situations by viewing oneself as inferior to others in some way. Inferiority Complex Symptoms However, things are not that straightforward. We often repress that feeling or we misinterpret it, which is why recognizing a complex of inferiority is often not easy.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

The Key Effects of Low Self-Esteem

Low self-esteem is a psychological condition that influences all sides of a person’s life: their career, relationships, health, sex life and social life. The vast majority of its consequences are ugly. When a person has low self-esteem, it means they’re making an unwarrantedly negative evaluation of themselves and they develop strong self-focused negative feelings. From there on, it’s all downhill in terms if impact. A low level of self-esteem has a wide range of negative effects. Here are some of the noteworthy ones: 1. Missed Career Opportunities

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

Being a Friend in Need

A solid friendship is born when you can help the other person in need, and the can do the same for you. Learn to be a friend in need and you will strengthen your relationships. You don’t know how strong a friendship really is until it is tested. The classic test a friendship encounters is related to the need for help. Essentially, when a person needs help from another one, depending on how this later person will react, their friendship will either become stronger or weaker.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

The Core Psychology of Shyness

Shyness is a very common psychological occurrence. Oddly enough, recent studies are pointing out that our society is slowly but surely getting shyer, despite the fact methods of interacting with others are now more available than ever. Psychologists are giving a lot of attention to the study shyness, as this trait can have significant negative consequences in a person’s life: from lack of meaningful social interactions, to lost career opportunities, to loneliness and isolation.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

2,261 views3/5 (1)

By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Become Socially Calibrated

The results you get with people and the awesomeness of your social life are to a large extent a result of your ability to calibrate socially. This is why developing your social calibration is one of the most beneficial personal development steps you could ever make. Social calibration is your ability to adapt your behavior to the social situation you're in and the person you're interacting with, in order to create a positive experience for all parties involved.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

8,904 views

By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

Why Girls Ignore You

Do you feel that girls ignore you and it’s hard to get them to notice you? If you want to get this handled and have more success with girls, it’s important to know why it’s happening. Some guys seem to get all the attention from girls, and some seem to get ignored completely. If you believe you’re in the second group, this is definitely something you want to change.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

8,425 views

By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Charm at Job Interviews

Do you want to ace interviews and get the job of your dreams? Then you need to study and master the art and science of making a good impression at a job interview. There is nothing as powerful at a job interview as making a good impression. It is the single most important factor in making a recruiter or employer decide if you pass the interview or not. Your professional competencies often come second.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Handle Having Absolutely No Friends

Having no friends whatsoever can be tough. But things don’t have to be this way. You can meet new people and make friends no matter who you are and how you are. The best thing about a social life is that it can be build from scratch. You could have absolutely no friends at this point and end up having lots of friends and a rich social life in a few months from now. All you need to do is implement a good social strategy.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

5,956 views

By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

The Right Way to Deal with Chronic Shyness

Shyness as a psychological condition is bad enough, but chronic shyness is even worse. In order to deal with it effectively, you’ll need to explore a whole new territory. If you are chronically shy, then you’re past the phase of feeling somewhat uneasy when you’re talking with new people. Individuals with chronic shyness don’t feel comfortable in almost any social situation and they avoid strangers like the plague.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

Boosting Self-Esteem in Children

One of the most important educational activities parents and teachers can put into action is building self-esteem in children. Their happiness and success as adults will be immensely influenced by this factor. Adults that struggle with low-self esteem have often developed self-esteem problems in childhood. During that period, their fragile personality and lack of critical thinking made them highly suggestible and forming a negative self-image was easy.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

Top 3 Ways to Make a Girl Laugh

One of the best effects you can have on a girl is to get her laughing. And there are specific tips and tricks you can use to get a girl laughing and having lots of fun with you. It’s often said that humor is one of the most attractive qualities a man can have. But if you’re a guy who doesn’t seem to have a very good sense of humor, this may appear like a big disadvantage for you.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Make Friends If You’re Shy

A lot of people are shy and this proves to be an impediment in making friends. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The fact is you can make friends despite being shy. If you’re shy, making conversation with new people and building friendships can be problematic. Sometimes, it may seem like you’ll never be able to have the social life you want, and this only makes you clingy and depended on your current friends.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

Top 3 Ways to Become a Better Listener

Do you want to have a stronger social impact on others? Then become a better listener and better able to understand other people’s perspective. There are 3 very effective ways to do this. Listening skills play a crucial role in building quality relationships with others. It is through good listening that you are able to get a grasp on their inner and outer world. So when you speak, you are better equipped to have a strong impact on them and see good results.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

5 Proven Ways to Impress Your Boss

Do you want to advance in your career? Then impressing your boss is one of the essential things you have to do. And this is something you can do effortlessly if you just follow a few basic steps. Your boss plays a key role in your career advancement. Above anybody else, they are the person who has the most important say when there is a possibility for you to receive a promotion, bonus, award etc.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

2,378 views

By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

What to Do When You Run Out of Things to Say

Sometimes in conversation, you’ll run out of things to say. This is especially true if you’re kind of shy or you’re not a very good conversationalist. At certain points, you just won’t know what to say next. But you can overcome this situation quickly enough. There are a few effective techniques that you can employ in a conversation when you run out of things to say, in order to handle the situation effectively. Here they are. 1. Think about your day.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

What Makes a Person Likeable?

If you wanna have success in this world, then your ability to make yourself likeable will play an essential role. Find out what makes a person likeable and you will access a very important resource for your personal or professional success. The truth is there are lots of things that can potentially make a person likeable. Various people have various tastes regarding other people, so there is a lot of leeway here.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

2,247 views

By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Impress In a Job Interview

Do you have an upcoming interview and you want to make the best impression possible? Than you need to learn and master the skills of interview success. Knowing how to impress in a job interview is crucial in getting a job. You can be a highly competent professional and yet, without knowing how to project this and astonish at interviews, you won’t get the job.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Raise a Socially Confident Child

Your children are your legacy. If you want them to be happy in life, then it's important for them to have social confidence, so they can make friends and build great relationships. Here's how to help them achieve this. Many children grow up lacking social confidence. The environment they grow up in, the people they interact with and the messages they get from the media often encourage them to see themselves in a poor light and this makes them lack social confidence.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Get Noticed At Work

The workplace can be a pretty competitive place in today's world. If you want to get ahead in your career, then it's important to get noticed at work. This is the first imperative requirement of career advancement. The reason many employees don't advance and they spend years in the same boring and repetitive jobs, wasting their potential, is to a large degree their inability to get noticed at work. You can be the smartest and most competent employee in the company, but if barely anybody knows who you are and is aware of the great work you're doing, it doesn't really matter.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How Many Friends Can You Really Have?

Friends are an important part of a person's life. So it's worth asking ourselves: How many friends can a person realistically have? Thus, we can set the right expectations for ourselves in building a social life and attain the best results. On social media website like Facebook, you can have thousands of so called 'friends'. But are those friends real? Can you have that many friends in real life?

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

Can You Prevent Your Boyfriend From Ever Leaving You?

Do you want your boyfriend to be with you forever but you are worried that one day he will eventually leave you? Then it’s important for you to understand the events that can truly occur and set the right course for your actions. Many women are worried that one day their boyfriend will lose interest in them and leave them, usually for another woman. And they search for ways to make him love them and want to stay with them forever. But is such an expectation even realistic? Let’s take a look into the psychology of human emotions and find out.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

1,886 views

By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

Ways a Shyness Support Group Can Benefit You

Overcoming shyness is a very important personal development step to make. When you make it, you see almost every area of your live improve. So you might as well make it effectively. Shyness is a common psychological trait for two reasons. The first is that the way many of us get educated and conditioned socially encourages us to become highly self-conscious and feel shy.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

How to Negotiate the Best Salary Possible

Salary negotiation is an important career skill. The better you can negotiate with your employer how much you earn, the more financially rewarding your career will be at any stage. Employees who are good salary negotiators frequently out-ea their colleagues with similar skills and experience significantly, simply because they can negotiate their pay skillfully.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

1,571 views

By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

The Smart Way to Build Your Brand

In the world of business, I believe you want to treat yourself as a brand and to position yourself effectively in the mind of your target audience. Personal branding is a way to build credibility, get noticed and get clients. This being said, building your brand effectively is not easy, which is why many people take a shot at it but very few actually become brands. As a communication coach, I often work with people to help them become brands. Here are the things I’ve concluded to be the most important.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

1,547 views

By Eduard EzeanuRecently published1 topic

Can I Overcome Shyness?

If you’re shy and you’ve tried multiple ways to change without success, then you may be wondering if it’s even possible to overcome shyness. This articles answers that question. Shyness is very common. Some people manage to beat their shyness and gain more social confidence, but many seem to not be able to overcome it. In this later situation, they often conclude that shyness cannot be beaten and they simply give up.

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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