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Category: Skills – Charisma

How to Tell an Entertaining Story

Posted on October 9, 2018October 10, 2018 by Dennis Hong in Skills - Charisma

The next time you have something you want to share, map out these steps. Consider the elements of a story, and think about whether or not your anecdote will actually be interesting to others.

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Alpha Male Nonsense

Posted on June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 by Dennis Hong in Skills - Charisma, Skills - Self-confidence

I want to share an example that everyone can relate to, because the notion that a dominant individual is more attractive isn't inherently wrong. The question is ...

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Pickup Lines Are an Arms Race

Posted on March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 by Dennis Hong in Skills - Charisma, Skills - Keenness

You can't win an arms race. All you can do is keep up and hopefully stay just ahead of the competition.

That means that you can't simply rehash a line you learned from a blog post or video you came across.

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Practicing in front of a mirror

How to Deal With Small Talk Anxiety

Posted on January 22, 2018January 28, 2018 by Dennis Hong in Skills - Charisma, Skills - Keenness

And that's the irony of improvisation, whether it be comedy, jazz, social dancing, or anything else that is ostensibly made up on the spot.

And guess what? You can think about conversations in the exact same way.

Tagged comedy, practice, small talk, social anxiety2 Comments

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