Personal Development for Smart People Forums - View Single Post - projects/activities for improving social skills?

cheech · 12-16-2008, 11:39 AM

So I've decided my main project for 2009 will be improving my social and conversational skills.

I have some speech issues (a minor impediment usually corrected in childhood), so I've arranged speech and language therapy starting in january, and after completing these I intend to recieve voice coaching. And then possibly singing lesssons, but we'll see how things go.

I also intend to join a public speaking club (no toastmasters in my area, but there are clubs belonging to our national speakers association), or maybe even two, depending on how they fit with my other commitments, and take improvised comedy workshops.

I'm looking for others things I can do to work on this area. Either structured things like these, or activities I can work on in my own time. Book reccommendations would also be welcome (I have 'how to win friends and influence people' and 'how to talk to anyone'). Steve's "rapid improvement" approach to personal development seems to work well for me (my focus in 2007 was achieveing financial independence, and in 2008 it was improving my health and fitness)so I want as many ways to work on this area as possible.

thanks,

chica

12-16-2008, 11:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
cheech Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: newcastle, UK Posts: 80	projects/activities for improving social skills? So I've decided my main project for 2009 will be improving my social and conversational skills. I have some speech issues (a minor impediment usually corrected in childhood), so I've arranged speech and language therapy starting in january, and after completing these I intend to recieve voice coaching. And then possibly singing lesssons, but we'll see how things go. I also intend to join a public speaking club (no toastmasters in my area, but there are clubs belonging to our national speakers association), or maybe even two, depending on how they fit with my other commitments, and take improvised comedy workshops. I'm looking for others things I can do to work on this area. Either structured things like these, or activities I can work on in my own time. Book reccommendations would also be welcome (I have 'how to win friends and influence people' and 'how to talk to anyone'). Steve's "rapid improvement" approach to personal development seems to work well for me (my focus in 2007 was achieveing financial independence, and in 2008 it was improving my health and fitness)so I want as many ways to work on this area as possible. thanks, chica