Week #10 People Work

By Nick Smith
Thursday Post 3-26-09

A person can get to know people skills by doing a lot less talking. Those people who I do not view as having good people skills in the major, are people who often talk too much. To learn people skills, you have to learn people. To even begin doing that, we must shut our mouths and learn to listen.

Another ways to learn people skills by way of learning people; is to learn how to read peoples body language. I have noticed that the words people say don’t match what their body says. By simple observation one can begin to notice these clues that their body sends off. This process will take a while to learn, but hopefully one could pick up on a few things quickly that would be big helpers.

When it comes to knowing how to work with people, I think it is best to take the, “Okay, ya, that sounds great!” approach. When someone has an idea about how to do something, don’t think that you know how to do it. In fact, even if you are 100% sure that their way will fail, do it anyway, with your whole heart. That way they will know you have their back plus when you do it right, they will know that you know what you are talking about.

Learning people in general is a lifelong process, because we are always meeting new people and having to adapt to their personality. But learning individuals can be a relatively easy thing. Just by spending time with a wide variety of people will help you learn how to deal with different people. If you have only ever hung out with your brother who is exactly like you, then it is time you found a few new people to hang with.