Posts Tagged ‘socializing’

6 Websites To Help You Get Out Of The House And Find Something To Do

Have you just moved to a new town? Are you a couch potato? Or have your friends decided they don't want to do anything this weekend? Have no fear, the internet is here! We'll get you out of the house yet with these six websites.

Six Places Online To Find Something To Do

Craigslist. The grand daddy of all websites to help you get out of the house. Classes?

February 8 2010 | By Sid | Tagged: event, networking, social, socializing, website | 11 comments»

How To Make A Bunch Of New Friends In Any New City

Even if you are naturally shy, these three tricks will help you to quickly build a new social circle in any new city. 1. Take Pictures One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with the person later. Everybody loves seeing pictures of themselves, and it's very easy after taking a picture to say "Are you… Continue reading

November 24 2008 | By Brian | Tagged: friend, friendship, moving, networking, people, socializing | 29 comments»

How Not To Suck At Socializing – Do’s & Don’ts

Being socialable is a very easy thing to do, and it shouldn't be something you're either good at or not. You can learn to become a more social person - if you want to.Generally extroverts will have less trouble getting out and talking to new people, but that's to be expected. Don't think, however, that outgoing people don't make mistakes either. There are ways to make life easier while… Continue reading

June 29 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: networking, socializing | 237 comments»

Dealing With Negative People

Draining, anti-productive negative people. It may be someone who is always complaining about something, or attacking you personally; there is much to gain by correctly handling these people.Catherine Pratt has written about 9 ways to deal with a negative person. The key, in my opinion, is becoming detached emotionally and looking at things objectively. Is this worth my time or energy? Can I make something positive out of… Continue reading

May 22 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: people, personaldevelopment, personality, social, socializing | 3 comments»

Make Yourself Approachable

I was going to write an article about how to look approachable when you're out, but my intentions have been rendered moot with this post from WikiHow, called How To Look Approachable.It's got everything I was going to talk about; smiling, having open body language, having a good time. They're really on the ball over there.Do not assume, merely because someone looks unapproachable, that he or she is… Continue reading

May 10 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: bodylanguage, socializing | no comments»

How To Be A Happy Introvert

Being an introvert isn't necessarily a bad thing. If it prevents you from doing what you really want to do, or hinders your working and personal lives, then something should change. However, introverts should be happy being so.Author on Introverts, Nancy R. Fenn, wrote a Top Ten to get introverts through their day, and it's mostly a How To in getting out of negative situations and keeping positive about… Continue reading

April 17 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: introvert, social, social-networking, socializing | 34 comments»

Reach Out and Network

Over the past several days, I've had the opportunity to meet several people, from presidents of corporations, to really important people like teachers of children with learning disabilities. I've had the opportunity to hear about a lot of businesses, and have received a lot of interesting offers in the mix.But what was really fun was helping people connect with other people. I got the chance to do that a… Continue reading

September 19 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: Communication, conferences, networking, social, socializing | 7 comments»