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Go to the library and read "How to Make Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie. It should be the bible for all those who go through rush!
It will teach you things like: how to make small talk and how to make a first good impression. It doesn't teach you how to be "fake" but rather, how to let your true personality shine through in a positive manner in a face to face meeting. It also gives you the confidence to speak in public, whether it is to a small group of three or a room of 300.
You always hear, "Be yourself." This book teaches you how. For instance, it asks, "Why should people be interested in you, unless you are first interested in them?" It teaches you how to be a good conversationist.. how to remember names, and other skills.
This book has been around for many, many years and withstands the test of time.
Here are a few tips from the book... but please read the entire book:
-become genuinely interested in other people
- smile
- remember that a person's name it to him or her, the most important sound in the human language. Use it often in conversation.
- be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
- talk in terms of the other person's interests
- make the other person feel important, and do it sincerely.
Good luck to you!
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