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Many of us are in constant ‘transmit mode’, and find it much harder to switch to ‘receiving mode’, but this causes all sorts of problems in personal and professional relationships. In his book, The 7 ...

Nothing is more magnetic than a person who can have a good conversation without hijacking it. Here are four steps you can take to become that person. Natural magnetism isn’t about being the loudest ...

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We’ve all been there. You’re having a conversation with someone and it feels like every time you share something, they chime in with their own similar ― or not-so-similar ― tale or reason why what you ...

Is it possible to lose a skill in lockdown? Even if that skill is as basic as holding a conversation with friends? Talking to people used to be so easy. Even people I didn’t know. Especially people I ...

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