Ask HN: Startup CEO wants to improve people skills, but how?

Re:Ask HN: Startup CEO wants to improve people skills, but how? by paulhauggis on Saturday December 31, 2011 @12:57AM (#3410289)

Find a meetup group (http://www.meetup.com) in your area. I did this a couple of years ago and made tons of new friends and brought myself out of my comfort zone.

I've met such a diverse group of people over the years that small talk has become much easier. This was always a problem for me in the past. I'm much more relaxed now when confronted with situations where I have to interact with people I don't know.

Like anything, it's just going to take practice. You can't read it in a book. You just need to go out there and do it.

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Re:Ask HN: Startup CEO wants to improve people skills, but how? by guywondering on Tuesday January 03, 2012 @03:39AM (#3419053)

thanks, actually i run a meetup group on unrelated topic. but still find it hard to relax and have natural friendships with people (feedback i get is that i am too serious, but its hard to just "lighten up")

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Re:Ask HN: Startup CEO wants to improve people skills, but how? by gregorym on Sunday January 01, 2012 @04:56AM (#3412806)

What kind of meetups have you attended?

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