There have been many definitions of social skills put forward over the years, but in general, most agree that social skills are socially appropriate learned behaviors that facilitate positive communication and interactions with other people (Little, Swangler, & Akin-Little, 2017).Sounds simple enough, right?
Clearly, it’s not always that easy, even for the highly socially skilled among us. We all make the odd social faux pas from time to time, whether it’s speaking over someone, not listening properly, or making an inappropriate joke.Social skills can’t be easily defined as a single thing you have or don’t, but rather, consist of a constellation of abilities and behaviors (Little et al., 2017).It’s what we say, how we say it, and how we.
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