How to Make Friends and Influence People

This article aims to demonstrate how an individual can gain friends and overcome social anxiety.

This is also good if you are a business owner or manager who wants to build a stronger rapport with your staff/colleagues.

Three steps on how you can make friends and influence people

Ask someone how they are doing and what they are doing, be generally interested and remember the conversation; remember, people have their mess and worries in their lives. Take a little interest, and you will build a strong personal connection.

Do not rush off and do not feign interest just by being a little bit interested in people’s lives outside of work. Being interested in their hobbies can build a strong personal connection.

Always go to work and talk to people with a smile and positive attitude; being happy is infectious and will make people lower their guard and see you as a friend or positive influence.

When we interact with people, we judge them by their body language and appearance, so putting forth a positive persona will help you build great rapport with colleagues and customers.

Always ask the customer and person you are speaking to their name; if you can’t pronounce it, ask them again.

You will naturally find people are more interested in themselves and their wants and desires. By focusing on the other person and giving a little interest, you will find you can have significant influence and be more well-liked.

If you are interested in learning more about influencing, please read Dale Carnegie’s book How to Win Friends and Influence People; it will show you that being considerate and communicative with your staff or people in your life will make a significant difference.

The essential aspect taken away from this article is to remember the other person thinks about their own needs and desires before they think of yours by giving a little bit of consideration and positive feedback will go a long way to creating a better work environment and the social.