How to Maximize the Life of Your Social Battery

Learning how to deal with an overtalker is as much about your perspective and response as it is about their seemingly endless monologue.

From job interviews to eulogies and pitch meetings, our lives are full of interpersonal interactions where we need to be our very best. Here’s three basic techniques to help you raise your game for the times that really count.

The point is to get beyond the dreaded small talk.

To certain people, mingling at a party or talking to a crowded room is the stuff of nightmares. Why are some of us hardwired to be shy?

Networking expert Robbie Samuels explains why adapting the attitude of a croissant is more likely to create meaningful job connections — and shares ways to make networking feel more natural.

You don’t have to be outgoing. But if being introverted is holding you back from the life you want, dive in for a way out.

And why this introverted entrepreneur believes we should all stop calling it “networking.”

Handle awkward date silences, end a conversation with a stranger—plus chat to your children, your parents and your boss.

Who among us, save the most self-sufficient and confident partygoer (and who is that insufferable person, anyway?), wouldn’t like to party better?

People with positive “affective presence” are easy to be around and oil the gears of social interactions.

Psychologists say that, if you don’t know who the social vampire is in your friendship group, there’s a very high chance it’s you.

Simple tips to break through your social anxieties and make real, genuine connections with others.

We come into conversations with our own agendas and low attention spans, but if you want to build better relationships you need to master active listening.

It can be tempting to say yes to things you just don't want to do. Might as well just get it done so nothing bad happens, right? But there's a high price for constantly aiming to make other people happy.

Because telling someone to shut the heck up isn’t ‘gentlemanly’ or ‘civilized’ or ‘appropriate for a 5-year-old’s birthday party, Brian, Jesus.

Who among us, save the most self-sufficient and confident partygoer (and who is that insufferable person, anyway?), wouldn’t like to party better?

Psychologists are beginning to explore the potential life-changing benefits of certain personality traits.

An introvert’s guide to skipping the social fatigue—without totally ghosting your friends and family.

By accepting your social battery life for what it is and getting to know the different factors that support or strain it, you stand a better chance of getting through an event in a stress-free way—and of actually enjoying yourself in the process.

Understanding and challenging the exhausting habit of being overly critical can improve your relationships—and your quality of life.