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Body language tips for the office party
The holiday office party offers a great opportunity to socialize with co-workers and develop or deepen relationships. However, it can also turn very quickly into a career-limiting event. It's not only a question of what you do and say. As in all workplace and business situations, your nonverbal behavior speaks volumes.

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How to tell if someone is a good friend
It's a lament one hears often: "I'm so frustrated about the friends that I have. I trusted someone who I thought was a good friend of mine and I ended up getting used. I really can't tell who is really a friend and who is just fake and trying to use me." Here are five simple rules that serve as a litmus test.

How to become a more interesting person
To be seen as interesting when conversing with others, you have to break out of the mold of the ordinary and predictable. You don't have to appear odd or weird, but you do have to show some differences.

Guidelines for effective gesturing
Tips for gesturing and using body language to maximum effect when delivering a speech - while feeling relaxed and without being self-conscious.


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Financial stress and your relationship
Financial stress is a major source of conflict that drives a wedge between couples. Use these tips to weather money troubles together, and even improve your relationship in the process.

Broken working relationships
Since your working life is filled primarily with the people your interact with, creating and nurturing solid working relationships is critical to your ultimate success. But how can we repair them should they become damaged in some way? (Although the writer focuses on the workplace, his seven steps for action are equally applicable in any kind of relationship situation.)

Boneheaded career moves
Admit it! We've all stepped in it at some time during our careers. Maybe we had a few too many drinks at a party or blurted something out without thinking. Here are some gaffes, goofs and other bone-headed moves you can only hope you never make.

How to talk to your man
Many women complain that trying to talk to the man in their life (or even a boss or work colleague) is like banging their head against the wall. But by using the right techniques, you can avoid all the frustration and irritation and get all the attention and response you want.

How to recognize violent people
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to recognize potentially violent people. You just have to scrape away some of your denial and tune into what your stomach is trying to tell you.

How to connect comfortably
with your conversation partner
Your attitude is critical when you approach people to engage them in conversation because it gets reflected in your facial expressions, voice, and body movements as well as your words. Learn the key aspects of a winning attitude for connecting with others and building trust and liking.

Two minute attitude assessment
Your attitude to life and its challenges is crucial in determining your success in your career or in meeting personal objectives. Moreover, people with poor life attitudes may find it difficult to sustain good personal or professional relationships. This short test and the detailed commentary will give you a good idea of where you stand.

Facing up to difficult feedback
When workers perceive that their superiors are going out of their way to avoid potential conflict and difficult conversations, especially face-to-face, they feel confused, alienated and demotivated. Here are some effective steps to reverse the trend.

Gender collisions in conversation
The conversation styles of men and women differ a lot, and not just because of cultural shaping. Significant differences in biology also cause how men and women respond to stress and how they get their emotional needs met.

Always right?...well, try this remedy!
If you hate to admit that you can ever be wrong, or if you're easily irritated or offended by things your friends or colleagues do, reading this little story might be just the cure you need.

How to detect deception
April 1 is a day for practical jokes and light-hearted hoaxes.But having the wool pulled over your eyes at other times is no laughing matter, whether in the workplace or any place else. Watch these body language cues!

How to end a telephone call
When you're stuck in a telephone conversation with a someone who rambles on endlessly, you have a twofold challenge: to find out what the caller really wants, and to bring the conversation to a close.



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