How to develop or improve communication and interpersonal skill for a quiet person?
BySomeone answered my question from yahoo answer that state a quiet persons do not have interpersonal skill and communication skill and employers don't want them. Is that true?
In other words, extrovert or talkative people have those skills? And extrovert or talkative people will be hired by employers who need these skills?
This may seem silly, but it really worked for me. I was a very shy, introverted teenageer, with limited social skills. I wanted very much to meet people and learn to be at ease, but didn't know how.
I began waitressing ten to twenty hours a week, and after the initial shock (!) it worked wonders for me. I met many different people, learned to converse much more easily, developed better interpersonal skills, and felt better about myself.
The work is more about the rapport you build with customers than anything else, and as it's much more natural and informative than a course, class, or therapy session, it seemed to me I acquired these things more quickly.
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December 15th, 2008 at 5:58 am
No quiet people are in demand by many employers. I used to be very quiet, now I'm more communicative. I'm more curious. I ask questions. I try to be honest. I try to understand how the other person feels – even someone on the phone trying to sell me something i don't want. I understand now – that more and more people live alone. More and more people are lonely and unloved. More and more people think money is everything and caring is unimportant. It is important to care about a lot of things. People, especially children need care. People who are socially excluded because of illness and disability need people to care. People in African countries with no water to drink or food to eat need people to care. We all need people to care about the children who are yet to be born – the next generation and the generation after that. Do we want to leave them a world that is ruined by global warming, pornography, crime, anti-social behaviour, bad manners, garbage piled high because we didn't recycle? Your inter-personal communicative skills will improve when you begin to understand the people you wish to communicate with – even the uncaring and greedy people.
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December 15th, 2008 at 6:20 am
Yes some employers need people who can speak with the public. There are classes you can take to help you develop people skills. Check your local colleges. There are also jobs where the employer wants quiet people it really depends upon what the job entails….
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December 15th, 2008 at 6:45 am
It really depends on the job. I have heard of corporations that look for both. It's easy to overcome shyness. Ook into leadership solutions.com
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December 15th, 2008 at 7:11 am
This may seem silly, but it really worked for me. I was a very shy, introverted teenageer, with limited social skills. I wanted very much to meet people and learn to be at ease, but didn't know how.
I began waitressing ten to twenty hours a week, and after the initial shock (!) it worked wonders for me. I met many different people, learned to converse much more easily, developed better interpersonal skills, and felt better about myself.
The work is more about the rapport you build with customers than anything else, and as it's much more natural and informative than a course, class, or therapy session, it seemed to me I acquired these things more quickly.
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