Social Skills for Teens

From socially awkward to socially at ease: discover how to overcome your shyness and confidently navigate your way through any social situation.

Do you often hold yourself back from doing things you want to do because you are too shy to do them?

You may have been dying to ask your teacher a question but were too nervous to approach them or raise your hand in class.

You would have wanted to go to the dance with that cutie you've had a crush on for the longest time but couldn't bring yourself to ask them out.

You could have had the chance to be part of the student council but didn't feel confident enough to campaign for yourself or hobnob with voters.

But don't worry. It's perfectly normal to feel shy and awkward at this age.

After all, your teen years are a time when you're still learning about yourself, experiencing new situations, and figuring out how to behave.

When you don't really know what to do and what is appropriate in certain circumstances, avoiding the situation seems like the easiest way out.

But by doing this, you are doing yourself a disservice. You're keeping yourself from learning, growth, and promising opportunities.

Fortunately, you can learn to become more social and confident around others.

Whether it's mingling with people at parties, making friends, or negotiating conflicts, you'll find out how to do them with self-assurance and poise.

In Social Skills for Teens, here is just a fraction of what you will discover:

• How to develop the necessary social skills you'll need to fully function and thrive in the real world
• A fundamental guide to basic etiquette everyone (teenager or otherwise) should know and apply
• Clever conversation starters you can use for any occasion - no lame comments about the weather here!
• How to gracefully end a conversation without being rude
• Practical and challenging exercises that push you to get out of your comfort zone and face your fears
• How to properly conduct yourself as a guest during special occasions like weddings and funerals
• The simple technique for maintaining eye contact without seeming creepy or aggressive
• How to become more confident and relaxed in social situations, even if the thought of talking to people makes you incredibly nervous

And much more.

You don't have to change who you are in order to be more sociable. If you're naturally shy, you don't have to suddenly turn into a social butterfly.

However, you can overcome your shyness and become more comfortable around other people.

Small talk and social events don't have to be something you dread and try to avoid. The more you practice your social skills, the easier it will be.