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How to improve your social skills

如何提高社交技能

Stay Up to Date on Current Events

了解最新时事

Read up on current trends and news stories so you have something to talk about with people. Try to avoid anything that is too controversial, such as politics, but do talk about other news stories that may be of interest. It can be a great way to start a conversation and can help you stick to neutral subjects.

阅读当下流行趋势和新闻故事，这样你和大家就会有可谈论的话题。试着避开太过冲突的话题，例如政治话题，但可以谈论可能引起大家很多人兴趣的新闻故事，新闻话题是开始对话的好方式，因为可以聊一些中性话题。

Identify and Replace Negative Thoughts

意识到自己的消极想法，改正掉

If you have a lot of negative thoughts about your social interactions, it could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. For example, a person who thinks,“I’m really awkward and I will embarrass myself,”may sit in the corner at a party. As a result, he may leave the party thinking that he must be really awkward because no one talked to him.

如果你对社交沟通交流有很多消极想法，可能会成为一种自我应验的预言。例如，有人认为，“我真的感到自己处于非常尴尬的境地，”会坐在聚会的某个角落。结果他会从聚会场合上离开，会一直觉得没人跟他说话，所以自己一定很尴尬。

Identify negative thoughts that are likely dragging you down. Replace them with more realistic thoughts, such as,“I can make conversation and I can meet new people.”Don’t allow yourself to dwell on thoughts that aren’t productive.

确定消极思想有可能在拖累着你，用更加现实的想法取代消极想法，例如，“我可以和别人对话我还可以与新认识的人见面。” 不许自己停留在无意义的思想中。

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