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Improve Your Social Skills Kindle Edition

by Daniel Wendler (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Improve Your Social Skills is a comprehensive, practical guide to social skills.

It contains 200+ pages of step-by-step, easy-to-understand explanations of social interaction, written by a psychologist whose TEDx talks on overcoming the social challenges of Asperger's Syndrome have been viewed over 500,000 times

You'll learn how to:

Make Conversation
(and keep conversation flowing smoothly!)
Read Body Language
(and send positive signals with your own body language!)
Meet New People
(and make friends with them!)
Tell Stories In Conversation
(that don't bore your audience!)
Combat Shyness And Social Anxiety
(A little courage every day adds up!)
Date Successfully
(without manipulation or sneaky tricks!)
And More!
(seriously -- this book is 222 pages!)
Ok, enough with the bullet points. I'm Dan Wendler, and I wrote the book. I wrote it because I believe everyone deserves a place to belong and I didn't want poor social skills to hold anyone back from friendship and community. even if they struggle with social skills. I know firsthand how hard it is to struggle socially. Growing up, I was bullied, harassed, and excluded -- no matter how hard I tried to fit in. It wasn't until I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome that I put the puzzle pieces together. I realized I struggled socially because I didn't have any social skills -- and just like any other skill, social skills can be learned. So I started to learn them. It took hard work, but I soon started to see improvement in my ability to interact with others. Eventually I was able to start making wonderful friends and today I feel comfortable and confident in all sorts of social interactions. On January 1st, 2012, I launched ImproveYourSocialSkills.com to share what I'd learned with the world. Hundreds of thousands of people visit the site every year, and I'm excited to help even more with the Improve Your Social Skills Kindle guide. The guide you're about to read is a compilation of the social principles I've learned during my lifetime of personal social skills study, as well as the techniques I developed while offering hundreds of hours of social skills coaching. These principles led me to a life full of close friendship, satisfying connection, and tender romance.
I believe that with these principles, you can live a life full to the brim with friendship, connection, and love.
I hope that after reading Improve Your Social Skills, you'll believe that too.

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About the Author

I'm Daniel Wendler, and I'm the author of ImproveYourSocialSkills.com. I believe everyone deserves a place where they belong, so I wrote Improve Your Skills to give people the tools they need to connect with others. I overcame the social challenges of Asperger's through intensive study of social skills, and Improve Your Social Skills is based in my own experience. I like people, so feel free to get in touch at DanielWendler.com. If you'd like to learn more about my story, check out a TEDx talk I gave on my life at bit.ly/tedxdan or read what I believe at ImproveYourSocialSkills.com/Manifesto Thanks, and good luck as you improve your social skills!

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NJNQ3U6
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 12, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1002 KB
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 219 pages

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I'm Dr. Daniel Wendler. I'm a clinical psychologist and the author of ImproveYourSocialSkills.com.

I believe everyone deserves a place where they belong, so I wrote Improve Your Skills to give people the tools they need to connect with others. I overcame the social challenges of being autistic through intensive study of social skills, and Improve Your Social Skills is based in my own experience.

I like people, so feel free to get in touch at DanielWendler.com. If you'd like to learn more about my story, check out the TEDx talks I gave on my life at https://www.improveyoursocialskills.com/tedx or read what I believe at ImproveYourSocialSkills.com/Manifesto

Thanks, and good luck as you improve your social skills!

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Customers find the advice in the book practical and helpful. They describe the writing as clear, simple, and compassionate. Opinions are mixed on the pacing, with some finding it solid and strong, while others say it's repetitive.

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71 customers mention "Advice level"62 positive9 negative

Customers find the book helpful, practical, and fantastic. They say it helps them be more thoughtful about what they say and provides insights about themselves. Readers mention the book is a good starting point and has interesting points to think about.

"...So much new confidence in friend-making! Really, this book is easy to read...." Read more

"...lessons about being able to simply socialize, and is not based too much on advanced concepts; it is fundamental. This book is a good book...." Read more

"...He presents social skills in terms of fairly easy to remember principles, rather than a lot of theory, abstract ideas, or case studies..." Read more

"I think the book was helpful I learned quite a few things in it that I planned to put to use and I plan to use to continue to Grow and do more..." Read more

32 customers mention "Readability"27 positive5 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and understand. They say the author writes simply, compassionately, and positively. Readers also appreciate the overall approach and constant emphasis on sincerity and kindness. In addition, they mention the fonts are great and the book is thorough.

"...So much new confidence in friend-making! Really, this book is easy to read...." Read more

"...I say that because of the methodical, thoughtful and flowing way the author guides us through the complex maze of social interactions in which we..." Read more

"...I read this through before giving it to my daughter. I like the author's overall approach and the constant emphasis on sincerity and kindness in..." Read more

"Daniel you are such a inspiration! This is written in such a compassionate, positive way. Fantastic book on social skills." Read more

8 customers mention "Pacing"5 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the pacing of the book. Some mention it has some really strong points and a good overall foundation. However, others say it's repetitive and the author is not a good storyteller.

"...It has some really strong points ("friends expect you to just be there with them when they need help, not to act as a counselor and find solutions")..." Read more

"...The one chapter I didn't like was Telling A Story. I am just not a good story teller, and I think it's a God given talent...." Read more

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I really like this book

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024

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All the advice in this book is very straightforward. Somebody who's already great at talking to people might find these things no so exciting, but for me they are astounding. So much new confidence in friend-making! Really, this book is easy to read. After reading it, I wanted to tell everyone how great it was, and I thought, "There should really be a book club on this book to help all us awkward people learn to talk." Somebody should totally do that.

2 people found this helpful

Incredibly helpful, with issues that don't really matter.

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2019

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This book has great info, and it's very helpful for those who are lacking with social skills. This book is contains advice and lessons about being able to simply socialize, and is not based too much on advanced concepts; it is fundamental. This book is a good book. However, it would have been a great book if it weren't for the grammar mistakes. The grammar mistakes don't effect someone's ability to learn and understand the information from the book since they are minor and not very repetitive, but I still believe that most people would recommend some revision to really improve what this book has to offer. It's not perfect, but it is incredibly helpful.

7 people found this helpful

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Social Skills Improved!

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2014

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This book by Daniel Wendler could just as well be entitled: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Improving Your Social Skills. I say that because of the methodical, thoughtful and flowing way the author guides us through the complex maze of social interactions in which we find ourselves.

I found the conversational process of using questions, which the author calls “invitations,” and the telling of something from our own experience that opens the conversation up for our partner to comment on or question, which the author calls “inspirations,” to be very helpful when breaking down the dynamic of a conversation.

Being frequently in situations that require entering into a group conversation, such as at dinner parties or professional meetings, the section on helpful ways to enter into those group conversations, and also on the importance of including others in group conversations that we have already entered into, was very useful.

One part of the book speaks to gauging the “energy level” of the person or group that you are entering into a conversation with. This is something I hadn’t thought of before, but is going to become an important part of my own process of entering into conversations and relationships.

Finally, the chapters on meeting new friends and how to decide if those friendships are going to be healthy, along with how to maintain and nurture those relationships was the most satisfying to me personally. I have found that as you age, the process of identifying who might be a good friend and then figuring out how to maintain that friendship along with all the other priorities of life can be very difficult. I plan on utilizing the helpful information in those chapters to gain a new friendship and to nurture it once started.

Bravo on a great book Daniel!

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I am grateful for this book

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2015

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I was looking for a book to give to my daughter to help her with her social skills. She is 14 and does not have a diagnosis, but had shared with me that she struggles with certain social skills ( such as being aware that the feelings of others might be different than her own, or how to support a friend who is going through a difficult time). A lot of the books out there about improving your social skills are either too clinical, aimed at younger kids, or are meant for professionals looking to network better. I read this through before giving it to my daughter. I like the author's overall approach and the constant emphasis on sincerity and kindness in relationships. He presents social skills in terms of fairly easy to remember principles, rather than a lot of theory, abstract ideas, or case studies (there are some personal examples though). Although the target audience seems to be young adults, I found that it was very appropriate for my daughter. I was a little nervous about the chapter on relationships, but was relieved that the author's values align fairly well with my own and I felt comfortable with my daughter reading it. My daughter hasn't shared with me her thoughts about it ( but that's par for the course with her) but she was happy about the idea of having a book to refer to. It was actually a revelation to her that social skills are something that she can learn more about and get better at. I work in the special education field, and I will be recommending this book to students and parents.

155 people found this helpful

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2022

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I think the book was helpful I learned quite a few things in it that I planned to put to use and I plan to use to continue to Grow and do more research in the future And I'm also going to use some of the skills that I learn in this book I think they may be very helpful to me

One person found this helpful

Fantastic book by someone who has autism himself.

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024

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Daniel you are such a inspiration! This is written in such a compassionate, positive way. Fantastic book on social skills.

Not for neurodivergents, but...

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2023

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Probably okay for neurotypicals, but not for neurodivergents. "Be yourself" is poison for at least some (if not most) of us. I got some good info, but had to filter out the bad. If you don't already know what the bad is, this book's advice can make your social interactions worse.

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Social Skills Improved

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2023

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Hi, I'm a college kiddo who has a severe social anxiety disorder. If you want a book that will absolutely change your life, I would recommend this one! This book is also incredibly friendly for dyslexic folks, the fonts are great, it's not hard to read, and wrote in a way that I can understand it! I have two friends who already want to borrow my book, I went from having no friends a semester, to talking to 5 people so far in my current one! Can't say we are friendship level yet, but with this book, I can't even believe I was able to talk to so many as I have, I never thought I'd see the day. My social anxiety still holds me back, but this book has helped me indefinitely.

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J. Padilla D.

Very useful guide to improve your social skills.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2021

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A useful booklet with easy to follow advise for those who wish to improve their social skills.

4 people found this helpful

Guillermo Ortega

Practical Tips

Reviewed in Mexico on March 26, 2019

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While I was expecting some more deep information concerning probable body language or speaking I found that the most part it has very straight forward and practical day to day information, I can tell that I've put in practice many lf them and they actually work, I really enjoyed the book and I think I'll get back to it to review some points that I may have missed.

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Aaron

Banal

Reviewed in France on July 2, 2019

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Le livre n'est pas mauvais en soi, mais il ne contient que des généralités et n'est pas du tout passionnant à lire.

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Sourabh

Gives lot of courage to try social

Reviewed in India on February 17, 2018

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First of all this is a great book!! This book taught me that social skill is just like any other skill and it needs practice, mentoring and tricks to master it. Before reading this book, I used to feel myself paralysed as I don’t have social skill. But now I think, I don’t have this skill as I have never learned it and just like many other skill like playing music, trekking or swimming, I have not learned it. Now I started learning this skill and this book is a great help which teaches step by step guide to become social.

Now coming to be more specific about the book:
This book has multiple areas covering how to make your first conversation. You definitely feel confident meeting new people after reading this book. But in the other side, I feel I could not get enough guidance from this book on how can I continue meeting same person day over day and strengthen the relationship. This is not that the book has not covered it, but still i feel I need more training or reading on this area.

Over all this is a great book and definitely this book alone can’t make one social and so practice as advised by the author. Happy reading!!!

3 people found this helpful

Viet A. Lam

Helpful knowledge for social skills

Reviewed in Australia on June 3, 2017

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Very helpful knowledge for social skills will needs it for practicing very interesting topic hope it's will work out great

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